I'm not contesting that we'll hit peak oil at some point. I am contesting that people have been able to predict it - lots of people have predicted a wide range

I'm not contesting that we'll hit peak oil at some point. I am contesting that people have been able to predict it - lots of people have predicted a wide range of dates. Maybe some people will hit it, but that's luck (or indistinguishable from it). I'm also contesting that we need to be afraid. So long as the change happens gradually there are lots of things we can do to use energy more efficiently or generate more of it.