Since taking up this project one thing that has perplexed me is with how much ease environmentalists continue to conduct themselves. They (in my view) naively think what they are doing is right and do not see themselves as villains in their own eyes. In my studying of philosophy, one topic of interest was postmodernism. Postmodernism is a literary theory that rejects objective reality and insists that truth is relative and is revealed by differences of opinion.

It is one thing to leave open the possibility that more information can come along that can invalidate one’s conclusion, however, in the case of environmentalists and other elements of the political Left they have taken the postmodern logic (you can’t be absolutely be certain about anything) to a ridiculous extreme. One need only witness the wide variety of activities environmentalists are involved in and the policies they advocate to see examples of this.

Despite the hypothesis of man-made global warming not only being debunked scientifically but also rejected by the majority of Americans, it has not stopped the Obama Administration from basing their carbon emission controls on human-induced global warming studies. After years of Europe wasting money, time and effort into subsidizing numerous forms of renewable energy sources (such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric) and later rejecting them as ineffective, the Obama Administration has thrown trillions of dollars at renewable energy projects and still does so despite the failure of firms, like Solyndra. The usage of animals in medical research has resulted in advances in medicine to make lifesaving medicines and vaccines. Yet animal rights groups still conduct vandalism on medical laboratories that use animals in their experiments. The list is endless.

One commentary published last year gives some insight into why environmentalists act like this. The essay was authored by Tom Harris head of the International Climate Science Coalition out of Canada. In his op-ed, Harris states that environmentalists subscribe to The Noble Lie which was an idea expressed by Grecian philosopher Plato in his book The Republic. In his book, Plato expressed the belief that people lacked the intelligence and capacity to act in the best interests of society. Therefore, he posited, telling religious myths and transmitting false propaganda to the public was warranted in order to maintain societal order. This idea fits perfectly in with the Left’s logic that lying is not wrong or untrue as long as it furthers the cause or fits their narrative.

If recent polls indicating Americans aren’t concerned about climate change are any indication the lying has backfired. As Tom Harris correctly points out, as people come to the realization that they have been mislead about policies, like climate change, they will become doubtful about other doomsday claims made about it as well. Experts who knew that human-induced climate change were untrue and renewable energy projects don’t work but promoted them meaning well will be discredited. When the real danger comes up and scientists and politicians sound the alarm, sadly, no one will believe them.

However, there is still the issue of what are the motivations of the political Left. I intend to look deeper into the subject soon as I have two books by Dr. Thomas Sowell that can help give me some insights. Environmentalists are very intelligent and very passionate about their beliefs. But they have their own set of rules or logic that literally make environmentalists alien life forms.