Bill Moyers to the Society of Environmental Journalists,
They say denial is not a river in Egypt. It is, however, the governing philosophy in Washington. The President's contempt for science - for evidence that mounts everyday - is mind boggling. Here is a man who was quick to launch a 'preventative war' against Iraq on faulty intelligence and premature judgment but who refuses to take preventive action against a truly global menace about which the scientific evidence is overwhelming.In a way, this is denial of respect for other humans, for the knowledge they produce, for the time and labor and attention they give to studying the material world. Also, of course, this is contempt for the material world. A religious point of view, perhaps.
