What I posted at Judith Curry:
Don
I think you get this mostly right. I for one am struck by the religious attributes of AGW.
I also think we (humanity) have a tendency towards puritanism: that is moral righteousness and intolerance of "indulgent" enjoyment (sinning); plus a desire to impose this viewpoint on everyone else. In our secular society I think our sins have moved from the religious domain to the natural: health and environment. And these ideologies are backed up by "science", that is scientific papers highlighting the dangers our modern society poses for health and environment. More disturbing some (much?) of this literature seems designed to support a pre-determined policy agenda.
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