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Promoting denial 促进否认

Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781501372902.ch-018

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Noah’s Arkism twenty-first-century style 诺亚的方舟主义21世纪风格

Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781501372902.ch-034

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The Earth seen as a globe 把地球看作一个球体

Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781501372902.ch-009

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We are gods 我们是神

Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781501372902.ch-035

J. Barroso

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Conclusion 结论

Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781501372902.ch-00c

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