New Survey - Teabaggers Consider Themselves "Very Well Informed" On Climate, Don't Need Further Info

[hatrack]

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A new survey on U.S. views concerning global warming based on political party affiliation finds agreement across party lines for the need to fund renewable energy research, but wide disparity over whether global warming is even happening.

The survey by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communications — the first to include detailed views of those identifying themselves as Tea Party members — finds that only 34 percent of Tea Party members say they believe global warming is happening, compared to 78 percent of Democrats, 71 percent of independents, and 53 percent of Republicans.

In addition, the survey found that Tea Party respondents are much more likely to say they are “very well informed” about global warming than other groups, and are much more likely to say they “do not need any more information” about global warming to make up their minds

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http://e360.yale.edu/digest/new_global_warming_survey_finds_skepticism_among_tea_party_members/3111/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YaleEnvironment360+%28Yale+Environment+360%29

[ananda]

1. Lol.

They're well informed all right... on rightwing hate fantasies.

[Drale]

2. Stupid people always think they are far smarter then they actually are. /nt

[TBA]

7. There have actually been studies that support this

I use to teach technology to adults and the students who "got it" seemed to feel uncertain of their skills. The ones who did not "get it" were often certain they were highly skilled. My coworker and I use to marvel at this phenomenon and one day she shared a study that totally confirmed this. Wish I could tell you more about it.

Something to remember if you are ever involved in hiring BTW.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. A little knowledge is dangerous

Complete ignorance is terrifying.

[d_r]

4. That seems really typical

The "I'm well informed" and "I don't need to know more about it" responses seem really typical for them, imho. And they are so often wrong. Is it cognitive dissonance?

[CanonRay]

5. "I've made up my mind, don't confuse me with the facts"

[dtexdem]

6. Further info? They don't feel they need ANY info.

At least not any facts.

[BarbaRosa]

8. Sounds like they're confusing brainwashed with informed.