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Maybe from a selfish and individualistic point of view (which is one of the reason things are going in the wrong direction), but if you have empathy and care ab
by bigbugbag 8y ago
Maybe from a selfish and individualistic point of view (which is one of the reason things are going in the wrong direction), but if you have empathy and care about others people and life forms it is a very different matter.
- mirimir 8y agoI feel strange saying this, but really, it's not going to be that bad. Sure, human civilization may collapse. Billions will die. And we're pretty much locked into an historic extinction event. But the human race won't get wiped out. And the global ecosystem will recover. It's not like Earth will flip into Venus mode. In a million years or two, this will all be just a blip.
- konschubert 8y ago> Its not like Earth will flip into Venus mode Sure?
- mirimir 8y agoI'm pretty sure. Or at least, this reviewer is pretty sure.[0] > Later calculations showed they were right — a Venus-type runaway on our planet is scarcely possible, even if we burn all available fossil fuels. 0) https://history.aip.org/climate/Venus.htm https://history.aip.org/climate/Venus.htm