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It is entirely possible that we won't get things under control. But if that happens, we are in big trouble. I think most of us here don't need a tutorial on what that big trouble is. The issue is can we do something? I think the answer is yes, provided we recognize that the "something" is what *we* do. We cannot sit around and wait for the government to act. They won't take the lead until the people make it clear to them that if they want to keep their jobs they'd better. And the way we convince them is to start the necessary actions on the local level. There are plenty of them that can be initiated at all levels-international, national, state, county & municipality, neighborhood and finally personal. Current polling indicates that a substantial majority of the people in this country realize that there is a problem. It's just that at the moment they don't quite know what to do about it. Some serious public education is in order.
And it isn't just religion, of course; global warming as being a man-made
effect is another area where unpopular points of view seem to require
routine attack. Anyone spouting a contrary view is, apparently, deluded,
ill-informed, or a shill for "big oil". And what difference does it really
make? If we ARE primarily responsible, does anyone actually think there's a
chance in hell that we can get things under control? With China and India
entering explosive expansions of their economies? With the villification of
nuclear power trumping the ecological damage done by harvesting and burning
fossil fuels? With an ever-accelerating world population? Pardon me for
being a pessimist, but it seems to me that at this point it's inevitable
that we will find SOME way kill ourselves off - If good old mother nature
doesn't do it for us first.