Scientific Evidence of Why PO Denial Is Widespread ?

PenultimateManStanding

Yep, that's it alright. We're screwed because of it.

Vexed · Heavy Crude Joined: Aug 13, 2004 Posts: 460

"Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance."
Will Durant

Wildwell · Fission Joined: Feb 03, 2005 Posts: 2080 Location: UK

What do lawyers, actors and politicians have in common and why do they often shift between these roles?

In all fairness most people base their opinions on a set of core beliefs and perception (anyone who is really honest about human nature knows this) and they don’t let the facts get in the way, so why should our elected leaders who are interested in keeping in office? That’s why we’re screwed it’s Kunstler’s consensus trance on a world scale.

coyote

Yep, that was the point of posting the news article: even though it's not directly related to Peak Oil; yet it is. This is why I can't convince anybody...
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AmericanEmpire · Heavy Crude Joined: Jul 14, 2005 Posts: 497

As crapattack said in one of his posts. People won't believe until we are in the crap.

But then they will look for scapgoats to blame. The damn environmentalists won't let us drill everywhere or the Arabs are withholding our oil.

green_achers

By the same token, those of us convinced by peak oil theory probably do the same thing...

crapattack

I think the conclusion of this very interesting study is that everyone is neutral about Tom Hanks.
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wildilocks

shakespear1 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: May 13, 2005 Posts: 1542

Part of the problem is that not everyone can be a petroleum engineer, a viral researched, climatologist etc. Consequently when the issue at hand enters one of these domains the person working in the field has a better grasp of the situation and the rest are left trying to figure out whom to believe. Throw in there misinformation and you get a lot of confused people and a few die hearts who a fanatical going against the grain of the majority beliefs.

My few cents of wisdom Cool

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Doly · Expert Joined: Dec 03, 2004 Posts: 4031

shakespear1 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: May 13, 2005 Posts: 1542

Yehhh

How about clothing for people that will ride to work. Or things that work around the fact that people will have LESS Money and will need better quality clothing. Bags to carry groceries not by car but by bike. THINK and innovate.

Look at how the person will need to adjust to the changing environment and where you might be able to offer something.
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Voltaire

"...In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation."

Alan Greenspan

wildilocks

antspice · Tar Sands Joined: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 35

would it be reasonable to assume the 2 subjects are "addicted" to good news or the lack of severely bad news?

truecougarblue · Heavy Crude Joined: Dec 21, 2005 Posts: 471

May I suggest a book that deals with this rational/emotional tug of war and is a good read?

Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales. It's in stores now and I learned alot from it.
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