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I think you are mis-reading your parent comment. They are saying we should be humble when it comes to predicting all the things that could happen when manipulat
by spuz 4y ago
I think you are mis-reading your parent comment. They are saying we should be humble when it comes to predicting all the things that could happen when manipulating such a complex system as the climate. If our best science is saying there are at least 6 different ways in which we are already causing harm, then it stands to reason there are probably more dangers than that that our science can't yet predict. I think they are saying, let's always assume there are details that we won't understand and act on that basis, i.e. put on the kevlar vest and work towards removing carbon gases from the atmosphere.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoI was agreeing with them, just with some more details of why we (sensibly) haven't spent even more effort on cataloging all the terrible impacts of climate change in extreme detail. What we know is bad and convincingly supported enough and bad political actors will seize on anything they can portray as an overreaction.