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Re: Hansen: Denying Global Warming should be Illegal

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Originally Posted by SMadsen View Post
No, it simply means there is a limit to the justification of the means to a goal.

For example, if the goal is to sell cigarettes, deliberate lies about the effects of smoking are not necessarily justified means to such a goal.
However, there is grey area here - Hansen himself discusses legitimate skepticism and debate in the article linked.

But Hansen proposes criminalizing promoting the skeptical view as a "high crime against humanity".

Sorry, but that's just bullshit.

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