I really have no idea who you mean by "climate alarmists", particularly since your linked article never uses the term. But if you mean people like the IPCC and the world's climate scientists and those lay folks who accept their conclusions, then you have it exactly wrong.I was wondering why the climate alarmist wouldn't follow settled science, but they go with the political science instead -
But that's NOT who your article is discussing, is it. Did YOU read your own article? If so, why have you been pushing a false impression of what it actually says?
Now you are referring to people alarmed by reality. Psychologists have difficulty treating such people because their alarm is based on real evidence. I think our psychologists time and efforts would be far better spent attempting to cure people who reject science, particularly for political reasons. Like you.Many psychologists say they feel unequipped to handle a growing number of patients despairing over the state of the planet. A new contingent of mental health professionals aims to fix that.
The conclusion is that some people have trouble coping with certain types of threats. It's a phobia, isn't it. Like people who are afraid of science. Like people who are afraid of change.There you go, it's a known psychological problem, so I can see why Jordan Peterson was correct in saying -
People have things more on their personal purview that are more difficult to deal with and that they are avoiding and generally that the way they avoid them is by adopting pseudo moralistic stances on large scale social issues that it makes them look good to your friends and neighbours.
So conclusion is, if you know of a climate alarmist, be compassionate and try to help them through this difficult time in their life.
CONSERVATIVE: averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values. Oxford Language Dictionary