So, why I have given up flying?
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People use exactly the same justifications for homeopathy or intelligent design or other nonsense. It isn't okY just because you're right.
In this specific example some people will give up flying but replace that with other forms of long distance travel - what should they chose? Cars, trains, coaches?
I know that you explained the haze might not have been anything, and was just a trigger to you taking action. But a lot of very dangerous pollution cannot be seen. And by dangerous I mean "kills many people, today". Traffic pollution is responsible for thousands of deaths, even in first world cities with tight emissions regulations.
Not having science leaves you open to harm. See for example knee arthroscopy for arthritis. This is a medical procedure carried out by trained qualified rational professionals. It has a credible explanation. DRs really thought it was beneficial to their patients. It was only when placebo controlled trials were carried out that we found out that it wasn't effective.
Gut feeling has caused many very serious miscarriages of justice.
There are so many examples of the harm caused by gut feeling.
Sorry for the entirely negative response.
Science is about discovering truths, when the truth of a disaster has not occurred, how can you predict it?
We can model climate change, but what we can't say is for sure how bad things will get or if you are a stupid climate 'sceptic' - how they will stay the same. Air travel in my layman's opinion has to be a massive contributory factor, of which I don't want to be a part of. I am not saying you shoudl not fly, in fact I don't care what you do.
My article was more about how we make choices as individuals, sometimes waiting too long for science to back us up (we don't really hear the proper science in the media anyway - is mostly marketing noise and frivolous arguments) - when really we just need to make the decisions ourselves, do what we feel.
Gut feeling may well have caused miscarriages of justice. But gut feeling is also quite useful at self preservation - like saying: prove to me that the light there is a freight train is coming down the track, instead of just moving out of the way.
And as James Lovelock says - you are on your own.
Oh, I thought you called people that didn't believe in your religion "deniers".