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0 pointswillcipriano2y ago0 comments

> But wasn't that always the case?

Nope and it isn't the case now. End of the world cults are a common feature of human societies, pretty much all of them have/had them. My personal guess is that egos are so big that people can't imagine a world after them so it's easier to say the world is going to end.

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flangola72y ago

Yes but climate disaster isn't a cult. There's the crazy guy who thinks Zeus is going to strike us all down and then there's the oceanographer out there with actual thermometers and log books saying hey this water is getting really damn warm.

Will be the end of life on earth? Not at all. Will it be the total extinction of humans? Probably not. Will it be far more war, starvation, death, and human suffering than we have collectively ever witnessed? Yes.

hattmall2y ago

There is absolute nothing to suggest catastrophic or even rapid climate change. Yes we can detect human activity that is changing the planet and will have impacts on the climate. Preaching that it will result in any more suffering than the current or a previous state of the world is completely faith based without evidence.

acdha2y ago

Every credible scientist who studies this says the opposite, that climate change will increase the frequency and magnitude of events impacting millions of people. Yes, things like natural disasters, famines, or wars caused by resource competition aren’t new but we’ve been seeing them intensified for at least a decade and there’s no reason to believe that trend will reverse.

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willciprianoOP2y ago

Saying humanity will be extinct in X years is completely unsupported by even the most dramatic predictions. If you believe it, you are on equal footing with the people waiting for the four horseman to show up. Teaching that to children will probably be seen as child abuse by the children who are being taught it today.

flangola72y ago

Did you even read my comment?

WarOnPrivacy2y ago

> End of the world cults are a common feature of human societies,

The different tech that can make good on the apocalypse are a relatively recent addition to the equation.

We've had the ability to lay waste to the planet for just a handful of generations.

willciprianoOP2y ago

Another feature of human end of the world predictions is its always different this time.

WarOnPrivacy2y ago

Okay. So make the equation equate. How could humanity make most of the planet uninhabitable 1000 years ago?

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flangola72y ago

hattmall2y ago

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willciprianoOP2y ago

flangola72y ago

Did you even read my comment?

WarOnPrivacy2y ago

> End of the world cults are a common feature of human societies,

The different tech that can make good on the apocalypse are a relatively recent addition to the equation.

We've had the ability to lay waste to the planet for just a handful of generations.

willciprianoOP2y ago

Another feature of human end of the world predictions is its always different this time.

WarOnPrivacy2y ago

Okay. So make the equation equate. How could humanity make most of the planet uninhabitable 1000 years ago?

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