Anthroposophical Climate Science Denial

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Critical Research on Religion Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI:10.1177/20503032221075382

S. Hansson

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Abstract

Climate science denial has a perhaps surprisingly strong standing in anthroposophy. Anthroposophical deniers of climate science usually do not contest the existence of global warming, but they ascribe it to “cosmic” processes that are largely described in astrological terms. Thoroughly refuted claims that ongoing global warming depends on variations in solar activity have been adopted by anthroposophists. This article proposes three major explanations for the persistence of climate science denial in the anthroposophical movement: Anthroposophists constantly look for guidance on scientific issues in the writings of their founder Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), who made claims far off from the mainstream science of his time. They consider the material world to be constantly influenced by “spiritual” factors, including astrological constellations and a host of supernatural beings. Finally, they cherish ideas on a predetermined, largely cyclic, cosmic plan, of which humanity is a part.

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否认人类智学的气候科学

否认气候科学在人类智学中有着令人惊讶的强大地位。否认气候科学的人类智慧论者通常不会质疑全球变暖的存在，但他们将其归因于“宇宙”过程，这些过程主要用占星术来描述。关于持续的全球变暖取决于太阳活动变化的说法已被人类学家彻底驳斥。本文对人类智学运动中气候科学否认的持续性提出了三种主要解释：人类智学者不断在其创始人鲁道夫·斯坦纳（1861-1925）的著作中寻找科学问题的指导，后者的主张与当时的主流科学相去甚远。他们认为物质世界不断受到“精神”因素的影响，包括占星星座和许多超自然生物。最后，他们珍视关于一个预先确定的、基本上是循环的宇宙计划的想法，人类是其中的一部分。

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Critical Research on Religion RELIGION-

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期刊介绍： Critical Research on Religion is a peer-reviewed, international journal focusing on the development of a critical theoretical framework and its application to research on religion. It provides a common venue for those engaging in critical analysis in theology and religious studies, as well as for those who critically study religion in the other social sciences and humanities such as philosophy, sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, and literature. A critical approach examines religious phenomena according to both their positive and negative impacts. It draws on methods including but not restricted to the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, Marxism, post-structuralism, feminism, psychoanalysis, ideological criticism, post-colonialism, ecocriticism, and queer studies. The journal seeks to enhance an understanding of how religious institutions and religious thought may simultaneously serve as a source of domination and progressive social change. It attempts to understand the role of religion within social and political conflicts. These conflicts are often based on differences of race, class, ethnicity, region, gender, and sexual orientation – all of which are shaped by social, political, and economic inequity. The journal encourages submissions of theoretically guided articles on current issues as well as those with historical interest using a wide range of methodologies including qualitative, quantitative, and archival. It publishes articles, review essays, book reviews, thematic issues, symposia, and interviews.