By the end of the year, either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will be the President-elect of the United States of America.
Frankly, the idea that Donald Trump is just one popular vote away from being the most powerful person in the world is a terrifying idea for a cornucopia of reasons, but one particular facet of this ludicrous demagogue that doesn’t get enough attention is his flagrant disregard for science.
Let’s take a look at all the scientific theories and facts that The Donald claims not to believe.
Climate Change
Several decades ago, the Republican Party that he is now the de facto leader of was quite pro-science. However, spurred on by its support of the fossil fuel energy industry, it rapidly shifted into a political organization that considers climate change nothing more than lies fabricated by conspiring scientists and environmental zealots.
Of course, this is a ridiculous line to take, but Trump has embraced it wholeheartedly. He considered man-made climate change a conspiracy long before his election campaign began, infamously espousing that it was a hoax conjured up by the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive.
This would seem like a rather elaborate joke for the Chinese government to pull, particularly considering that they have signed up to the groundbreaking Paris agreement designed to mitigate man-made climate change. It appears that a whole host of scientific organizations, including NASA, are also in on the prank – after all, they constantly produce data demonstrating how clear the link between greenhouse gas emissions and climate change actually is.