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Essay / Comment 3 Climate science as culture war - 817
This has caused individuals to lose interest in scientific reasoning about climate change and instead rely on their own opinions, values and ethics to achieve a conclusion. “We need to understand that people's opinions on this and other complex scientific questions are based on their prior ideological preferences, personal experience, and values,” explains Hoffman, A. (2012). Therefore, the climate change debate cannot continue to polarize human society and science. Both must be addressed to ensure coherent future action in this area.