[gort]

"I'll never understand why those who argue that there's such a serious problem with climate change also seem to not want to debate the topic much."

Debates just make both sides seem reasonable. Witness how many people in the U.S. take creationism seriously, for instance.

ETA: Robin Hanson once wrote about this effect: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/04/why-refuse-to-debate.h...

[mistermann]

So, the argument against the sky is falling is not "reasonable"? I think you just proved his point.