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dublinben · 4607 days ago · link · · parent · post: Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies. Download your free poster.
I think that specific objection also says something about how much more personal and emotional American conservatism is. They firmly believe that attacking the messengers of an inconvenient message (Al Gore, Darwin, Dawkins, etc.) it somehow disproves the argument. That kind of ad hominem might work against other conservatives who follow one cult of personality or another, but not against most liberals. The liberal position on climate change, evolution, etc. does not rest on the person delivering it, but the facts behind them.