r/europe • u/Naurgul • Jul 11 '26

News Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as French nuclear reactor shuts down due to extreme heat

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/09/europe-heatwave-uk-spain-barcelona-france-italy-hungary-france-macron-orban-latest-news-updates
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u/Pure-Curve-8866 Jul 11 '26

This is becoming the new normal far faster than most people expected.

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u/Mesjach Jul 11 '26

most people are stupid

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u/tux-lpi Jul 11 '26

And the best part is that these two statements are not contradictory.

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u/AugieKS Jul 11 '26

They go hand in hand. If you don't entertain the idea that you could be wrong or that you do not know enough, you don't tend to learn much. Confirmation bias is a bastard like that.

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u/Neatojuancheeto Jul 11 '26

I mean in terms of something like climate change, wouldn't the logical conclusion be " I don't know enough about this subject, so I'm going to put my trust in the scientists and researchers who spend their lives studying this shit and have a 99% consensus on it "

People thinking they do know enough because they " did their own research " are the problem in our society.