Comments on: Is Belief in Climate Change a Religious Belief? http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/is-belief-in-climate-change-a-religious-belief/ daily blog, videos, e-newsletter & magazine on yoga + organics + green living + non-new agey spirituality + ecofashion + conscious consumerism=it's about the mindful life. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bob Weisenberg http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/is-belief-in-climate-change-a-religious-belief/comment-page-1/#comment-25509 Bob Weisenberg Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:19:30 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=31130#comment-25509 That makse sense to me ndsmith. I think "ethical philosophy", or even better just "ethical believe" is a good choice of words. It's what you believe is the proper ethical response to the science. Everyone has ethical beliefs whether they consider themselves religious/spiritual or not. Again, it appears on the surface that the law in question above is designed to take both into account. Bob Weisenberg <a href="http://YogaDemystified.com" target="_blank">http://YogaDemystified.com</a> That makse sense to me ndsmith.

I think "ethical philosophy", or even better just "ethical believe" is a good choice of words. It's what you believe is the proper ethical response to the science. Everyone has ethical beliefs whether they consider themselves religious/spiritual or not.

Again, it appears on the surface that the law in question above is designed to take both into account.

Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com

]]> By: Bob Weisenberg http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/is-belief-in-climate-change-a-religious-belief/comment-page-1/#comment-25511 Bob Weisenberg Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:19:30 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=31130#comment-25511 That makse sense to me ndsmith. I think "ethical philosophy", or even better just "ethical believe" is a good choice of words. It's what you believe is the proper ethical response to the science. Everyone has ethical beliefs whether they consider themselves religious/spiritual or not. Again, it appears on the surface that the law in question above is designed to take both into account. Bob Weisenberg <a href="http://YogaDemystified.com" target="_blank">http://YogaDemystified.com</a> That makse sense to me ndsmith.

I think "ethical philosophy", or even better just "ethical believe" is a good choice of words. It's what you believe is the proper ethical response to the science. Everyone has ethical beliefs whether they consider themselves religious/spiritual or not.

Again, it appears on the surface that the law in question above is designed to take both into account.

Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com

]]> By: Bob Weisenberg http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/is-belief-in-climate-change-a-religious-belief/comment-page-1/#comment-25512 Bob Weisenberg Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:19:30 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=31130#comment-25512 That makse sense to me ndsmith. I think "ethical philosophy", or even better just "ethical believe" is a good choice of words. It's what you believe is the proper ethical response to the science. Everyone has ethical beliefs whether they consider themselves religious/spiritual or not. Again, it appears on the surface that the law in question above is designed to take both into account. Bob Weisenberg <a href="http://YogaDemystified.com" target="_blank">http://YogaDemystified.com</a> That makse sense to me ndsmith.

I think "ethical philosophy", or even better just "ethical believe" is a good choice of words. It's what you believe is the proper ethical response to the science. Everyone has ethical beliefs whether they consider themselves religious/spiritual or not.

Again, it appears on the surface that the law in question above is designed to take both into account.

Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com

]]> By: Bob Weisenberg http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/is-belief-in-climate-change-a-religious-belief/comment-page-1/#comment-25513 Bob Weisenberg Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:19:30 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=31130#comment-25513 That makse sense to me ndsmith. I think "ethical philosophy", or even better just "ethical believe" is a good choice of words. It's what you believe is the proper ethical response to the science. Everyone has ethical beliefs whether they consider themselves religious/spiritual or not. Again, it appears on the surface that the law in question above is designed to take both into account. Bob Weisenberg <a href="http://YogaDemystified.com" target="_blank">http://YogaDemystified.com</a> That makse sense to me ndsmith.

I think "ethical philosophy", or even better just "ethical believe" is a good choice of words. It's what you believe is the proper ethical response to the science. Everyone has ethical beliefs whether they consider themselves religious/spiritual or not.

Again, it appears on the surface that the law in question above is designed to take both into account.

Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com

]]> By: ndsmith http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/is-belief-in-climate-change-a-religious-belief/comment-page-1/#comment-25506 ndsmith Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:16:33 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=31130#comment-25506 Bob, that's my sense too. The connection between science and action makes it more than science. There's a normative component. People who take climate change seriously feel that the *ought* to do something different about the way they live their lives. Science can't tell us what we *ought* to do, it can only tell us what *is* the case. Does it fall in the realm of "philosophy" then? Or are we missing a category for describing that range of beliefs that directly and importantly move us to act in different ways? Should these beliefs all be protected? I don't think it's quite right to call them religious, or even broadly spiritual. Clearly, the folks at Freakonomics think that by labeling belief in climate change a "religious" belief, they can be smug about the lack of "rational debate" on that front... ~Nathan Smith (I can't seem to get intensedebate to recognize anything other than my wordpress login name) Bob, that's my sense too. The connection between science and action makes it more than science. There's a normative component. People who take climate change seriously feel that the *ought* to do something different about the way they live their lives. Science can't tell us what we *ought* to do, it can only tell us what *is* the case.

Does it fall in the realm of "philosophy" then? Or are we missing a category for describing that range of beliefs that directly and importantly move us to act in different ways? Should these beliefs all be protected? I don't think it's quite right to call them religious, or even broadly spiritual.

Clearly, the folks at Freakonomics think that by labeling belief in climate change a "religious" belief, they can be smug about the lack of "rational debate" on that front…

~Nathan Smith (I can't seem to get intensedebate to recognize anything other than my wordpress login name)

]]> By: Bob Weisenberg http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/is-belief-in-climate-change-a-religious-belief/comment-page-1/#comment-25493 Bob Weisenberg Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:52:08 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=31130#comment-25493 It's clearly more than just science. But it's very clearly not religion either. It's science and politics and economics and sociology and business, etc., but not religion. One's religious beliefs might affect how one responds to climate change. But that doesn't make climate change religion any more than refusing medical treatment on religious grounds makes medicine religion. I have no idea how this affects the logic or sense of the British law, however, which appears to cover more than just religion. Thanks for the very interesting article. Bob Weisenberg http://Yoga Demystified.com It's clearly more than just science. But it's very clearly not religion either. It's science and politics and economics and sociology and business, etc., but not religion.

One's religious beliefs might affect how one responds to climate change. But that doesn't make climate change religion any more than refusing medical treatment on religious grounds makes medicine religion.

I have no idea how this affects the logic or sense of the British law, however, which appears to cover more than just religion.

Thanks for the very interesting article.

Bob Weisenberg
http://Yoga Demystified.com

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