Re: [asa] Creation Care

--- Rich Blinne <rich.blinne@gmail.com> wrote:

By ignoring the nature of the images used in An Inconvenient
> Truth the climate scientists also ignore that most Americans get their info
> from the images themselves and not the underlying substance. Thus, in the
> final analysis An Inconvenient Truth miscommunicates greatly. Further, by
> doing this it makes sober discussion less likely and only inflames the
> partisans on both sides. This is what I mean by saying that Gore was less
> than helpful earlier.
>
Agreed. And this brings up a dilemma for those of us who would like a sober,
informed discussion: images, especially dramatic images, are powerful. If you
want to convince people that a situation is really serious, you show images of
disaster. To set the mood for an intelligent discussion is far more difficult.
Perhaps this is where ASA could be a real service to the Christian community:
by putting together a series of videos and/or talks on how dramatic images can
distort thinking.

Bill Hamilton
William E. Hamilton, Jr., Ph.D.
248.652.4148 (home) 248.821.8156 (mobile)
"...If God is for us, who is against us?" Rom 8:31

 
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