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2 Post author: adamzerner 17 June 2015 05:47PM

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Comment author: skeptical_lurker 18 June 2015 07:36:53PM -1 points [-]

Well, to a large extent you are right and much of environmentalism is quasi-religious. However, being charitable, consider the specific goal of maintaining an environment suitable for human habitation. Having a government that knows whether nuclear or coal power is more dangerous is very important here.