Easily Convinced? Why is it that people do not believe the several thousand studies indicating human induced global warming/CO2 etc but will believe and cite single studies which refer to global cooling, mostly written by non-climatoligists.

This question is really about psychology rather than the science.

Then there is a matter of credibility. Listening to the pro AGW side they were saying there was only a dozen so skeptics, but here are 400 and there are many more. Many of these people are believers who turned skeptics.

Scientists who seek the truth do not behave they way they behaved forming the hockey stick graph. You have a person under oath to congress saying they wanted to get rid of the MWP.
http://epw.senate.gov/hearing_statements...


You can read to scientific importance in getting rid of the MWP by coming out with the hockey stick graph:
http://www.climatechangeissues.com/files...

Following the hockey stick fiasco, the government came out with the Wegman study that was highly critical in the way the climate science community acted.
http://republicans.energycommerce.house....

You can also read this article from the National Post on how scientists are pressured to support the AGW theory:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.h...

Given the fact that environmentalists believe the end justifies the means, their history of hysteria, global cooling, population explosion, hole in the ozone (we should of had a pandemic of skin cancers by now), and the way they are acting now, I have to reason to trust them. Trust is earned not given.

Edit: Gee Bob, you can say the same thing about the warmers. Most environmentalist say regardless if AGW is real, it is still sound policy to reduce energy consumption.

As usual people wont realise what damage we have don%26#039;t until the fat lady sings. Unfortunately then it will be too late.

I was listening to the news on the radio this morning and the people of Malawi are having droughts and their forests are just withering away. Irish charities are looking for the major league companies who are contributing to global warming to pay to help these people.

People make up their own mind, considering the facts with the information they have received.

For example, if person A gets lots of information about climate change, and only little information about global warming, then they are more likely to believe in climate change.

If it is global warming then it is largely our own fault and we have known about it for the better part of fifty years without doing a thing to stop it. No one likes to believe that they are at fault and no one really wants to have to do the things that are necessary if
we are to slow down the damage enough to let the earth begin to heal itself. Even the people who are eagerly telling us what we must do, travel by air to their conferences and meetings..by far the most polluting form of travel. Global warming interferes with our comforts and pastimes and threatens our day to day convenience.