Earth going around the sun was hard to swallow too

Asked why conservatives and Republicans have demonized the issue of climate change and clean energy, Inglis replies, “I wish I knew; then maybe I wouldn’t have lost my election.” He points out that some conservatives believe that any issue affecting the Earth is “the province of God and will not be affected by human activity. If you talk about the challenge of sustainability of the Earth’s systems, it’s an affront to that theological view.”

David Corn, The Economist

For some reason I hadn’t taken it into account that religion may be a massive factor in climate change skepticism. I’m not sure why because now it seems completely obvious.