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Originally Posted by Nage Waza
So just like politics, humanity has polarized itself into two groups, group 1 that is radically for conservation and group 2 that is for doing anything, as long as the REAL science proves it.
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It's impossible to prove when we don't have consensus on things like EVOLUTION. And when you had cigarette companies paying scientists to say that cigarettes were not damaging to people's health, there was a huge debate on the issue and people were saying the same thing "we should act when there is consensus". It wasn't until there were successful lawsuits that the science was laid to rest.
There will never be enough evidence to prove to someone that the sky is blue if it is in that person's personal benefit to believe that the sky is purple.
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As for "scare tactics" and "the sky is falling", if not protecting the environment from decay a prime motivator? If people DIDN'T suggest that environmental degradation was a possibility, then what motivation is there?
I go into my boss's office and tell him "We need to upgrade the server" and he tells me "we don't have the budget this year". I got into my boss's office and tell him "we need to upgrade the server or else the process that creates the payroll cheques will grind to a halt and crash", and he tells me "I'll find the money". When consequences are laid out, people are more motivated to act. Not mentioning the consequences of not acting is neutering the message.