Skepticism vs Denialism: Round 2

In this face-off between hope and logic and reason vs blustering confusion and nonsense, who will emerge victorious? We discuss the motives and tactics of denialists as well as what, if anything, we can do about it. <br /><br />Recommendations:<br />Abraham: Zoom (zoom.us)<br />Shane: Dead Tank Records (<a href="https://deadtankrecords.com/)" rel="noopener">https://deadtankrecords.com/)</a><br /><br />Links: <br />1. <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2010/05/denialism-vs-skepticism/186824/" rel="noopener">https://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2010/05/denialism-vs-skepticism/186824/</a><br />2. <a href="https://cen.acs.org/articles/89/i3/Sowing-Seeds-Doubt.html" rel="noopener">https://cen.acs.org/articles/89/i3/Sowing-Seeds-Doubt.html</a><br />3. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/03/denialism-what-drives-people-to-reject-the-truth" rel="noopener">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/03/denialism-what-drives-people-to-reject-the-truth</a><br />4. <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/ella-foster-faith-healing-death/29977/" rel="noopener">https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/ella-foster-faith-healing-death/29977/</a><br />5. <a href="http://ossfoundation.us/projects/environment/global-warming/myths/denialist-vs.-skeptic" rel="noopener">http://ossfoundation.us/projects/environment/global-warming/myths/denialist-vs.-skeptic</a><br />6. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3321972/" rel="noopener">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3321972/</a><br />7. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/bleecker-street/denial/" rel="noopener">https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/bleecker-street/denial/</a><br />8. <a href="https://www.theskepticsguide.org/our-book" rel="noopener">https://www.theskepticsguide.org/our-book</a>