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[edit] Ideological denialism Section

Reading this in the section:

Ideologies that conflict with commonly accepted scientific theories or facts can drive their holders to engage in personal forms of denial, either to favor their personal beliefs, or to avoid having to reconcile those beliefs with contradictory evidence.

I'm wondering if I shouldn't edit the introduction to read:

Such groups and individuals are said to be engaging in denialism when they hold personal beliefs, engage in private activities or seek to influence policy processes and outcomes illegitimately.

If so, then denialism is synonymous with thought crime, rather than just a related concept. If not, then this section needs work. ô¿ô (talk) 15:19, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

It has nothing to do with Thought crime. I see nothing Orwellian about criticising fallacious (and often pernicious) nonsense. Hrafn^Talk_Stalk 21:43, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Nothing wrong with criticism. Especially of the fallacious and pernicious. But what's this, in this section, about how denialisms "drive their holders to engage in personal forms of denial"? It drives them? As it sits, this article presents denialism as if it belongs in the DSM-IV. Right along side schizophrenia, personality disorders and sociopathy. Lemme clue you, it doesn't.

A simple search is all that's necessary to determine that denialism, in 99.99% of its 100,000 and some-odd uses, is a polemical term, pure and simple. ô¿ô (talk) 22:54, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Nothing in the article states that Denialism is a psychiatric illness, so this is completely off-topic. Nor does any of this support any of the POV edits you have been making. Hrafn^Talk_Stalk 23:45, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed

Cites opinion pieces as news articles. Makes uncited assertions.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Absentee (talk • contribs) 01:08, May 30, 2008

Could you be more specific, please? I've left your "dubious" template in place for now, but removed the "disputed" one until you can provide a more concrete explanation of what's in dispute here. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 02:23, 30 May 2008 (UTC)