Ignorance on steroids.

Question: “That strikes me, in the case of global warming particularly, which is a very, very high-stakes conspiracy theory, that a majority of Republicans out there share — John, what did you learn about how you break — you sort of break this kind of vicious cycle that conspiracists are under?”

Answer: “Ultimately, you have to teach people that conspiracism, which is what I call this way of thinking, is akin to any other pathological way of thinking. We’ve taught ourselves to get around racism, for the most part; taught ourselves to get around homophobia and sexism in some cases; we have to teach people that conspiracism is a way of thinking that is pathological, and you have to exercise your mental self-discipline to try to get around it.”

Via Newsbusters