Should anthropogenic global warming denial become a criminal offense?

[mileslunn]

Absolutely not.  People should have the right to believe whatever they want.  If you think they are wrong, more free speech is the solution, not silencing opponents.  Also while the evidence overwhelmingly points to climate change as real, it is not 100%, rather over 95%.  What if someone does some research and the results show it is not changing or natural, banning this would discourage them from publishing it whereas if allowed they would publish it and others could review it and point out any errors or adjust predictions.  Finally what defines climate change denial, does saying climate change is happening but will be less severe than predicted qualify?  This is a dangerous road to go down and something you get in dictatorships not liberal democracies.