> > As he delved into this climate change denialism, Lewandowsky, then at the University of Western Australia, discovered that many of the naysayers also believed in outlandish plots, such as the idea that the Apollo moon landing was a hoax created by the American government.
> The opening paragraph expresses an idea not present in Lewandowsky's 2013 paper[1], and looks more like an attempt to link dissent with more obviously fringe theories (much like "anti-vaxxers" and "flat-earthers").
Lewandowsky S, Oberauer K, Gignac GE (2013) NASA faked the moon landing—therefore (climate) science is a hoax: An anatomy of the motivated rejection of science. Psychological Science 24: 622–633.
defrost|2 years ago
> The opening paragraph expresses an idea not present in Lewandowsky's 2013 paper[1], and looks more like an attempt to link dissent with more obviously fringe theories (much like "anti-vaxxers" and "flat-earthers").
Lewandowsky S, Oberauer K, Gignac GE (2013) NASA faked the moon landing—therefore (climate) science is a hoax: An anatomy of the motivated rejection of science. Psychological Science 24: 622–633.