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> we’re controlling it right now Does it look like we have the climate under control? No, quite the opposite. We're not controlling the climate, we're the clim
by alpaca128 4y ago
> we’re controlling it right now
Does it look like we have the climate under control? No, quite the opposite.
We're not controlling the climate, we're the climate equivalent of toddlers who just set the house on fire.
- simonh 4y agoWe know what effect emitting CO2 has, we have a choice how much we emit, and we're choosing to emit a lot of it. OK, we've decided we have other objectives that take priority, and to an extent that makes some sense, but we have choices in this. We can't just throw our hands up and say we have no control over this, and therefore no responsibility. Yes we do have choices we can make, and yes we do have responsibility for the consequences.
- alpaca128 4y agoNo control doesn't mean no responsibility. Though we're definitely behaving irresponsibly, which seems to be a universal trait of large groups of people. You could argue that theoretically we can control it, but in reality that would require humans to not behave like humans for once.
- simonh 4y agoThe "she made me do it" argument ;)