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No scientist is predicting that "all plant matter will catch on fire". In fact I've never heard anyone predict that. If we do nothing, within the next 80 year
by jellicle 8y ago
No scientist is predicting that "all plant matter will catch on fire". In fact I've never heard anyone predict that.
If we do nothing, within the next 80 years large parts of the currently inhabited planet will be uninhabitable by humans, however. That's a sort of apocalypse. It's also the consensus view of scientists who study the global pollution epidemic.
- currymj 8y agoI would bet you and I evaluate the problem similarly, I think there are remote but plausible scenarios that are almost intolerably bad (and these become likely if we keep polluting). But there are left-leaning but not scientifically literate people who honestly believe most life on Earth is already doomed. This obviously leads to despair in their political thinking and personal lives. I’ve even heard of people contemplating suicide. I don’t think this is warranted given what we know and the uncertainties involved. Humanity still has a future worth living for even in the most frightening scenarios.