I Care About The Environment

An research article published shows that those who are pro-environment tend to have certain traits in common, such as openness, which is associated with cognitive ability and being more willing/able to learn and to develop awareness of the issues involved and the consequences of human actions on the environment. These people also showed greater honesty, humility along with greater caring for others with more empathy and compassion, with more agreeableness. They have high conscientiousness, think things through, And so it goes on..

Here's the article should anyone want to read it.. but the implication, (and my anecdotal findings) would suggest that among those who deny climate change and who are blase or uncaring regarding the environment - have the opposite positive traits.

There are limitations, of course but the research does give a good grounding for understanding why some people are more aware and care and others do not.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1745691620903019

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justbob · 61-69, M

Another word for "openness" might be "gullability"

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@justbob another word for "openness" might be "enlightened"

justbob · 61-69, M

@windinhishair Actually, no. Not if you think about it for a nanosecond or two. Open implies seeking or at least willingness to embrace enlightenment. Enlightened means having found it.

Just sayin'

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@justbob It is certainly much closer to the mark than gullable. The gullable ones are those who persist in outdated thinking that has been proven wrong.

Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F

@justbob you said, another word for openness might be gullibility = well no, not unless you twist the meaning! They have two different definitions and the point of the article was too that pro-environmentalists tend to be more discerning, able to read and evaluate/disseminate information objectively - tis the intelligence factor again :P It would only turn into gullibility were the person to be less intelligent and more easily led.. aka those who are more susceptible to dogma and misinformation.. like the climate deniers and certain supporters of irrational presidents :P

So to clarify - openness by it's definition means listening, learning and then making an objective and reasoned evaluation of what they have heard... quite the opposite of gullible. Perhaps your protestation on this tells us something important about your own viewpoint.

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