Earthrise is a photograph of the Earth and parts of the Moon’s surface taken from lunar orbit by astronaut Bill Anders in 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission. (Bill Anders/NASA/Creative Commons)
By Thomas Reese, Religion News Service
Aug 12 2021
SCIENTISTS are warning us that because of global warming, civilization is headed toward the worst catastrophe in human history. Unlike a war, a pandemic or a depression, this is not a disaster we can recover from in a few decades. This is a calamity that will take centuries, if not millennia, to recover from, if recovery is even possible.
Sadly, most people look upon scientists as Cassandras whose warnings can be ignored. “Sure, it is hotter; sure, forest fires are raging; sure, storms are bigger. But I have more immediate concerns to worry about” is the response of most people.
As a result, politicians are not willing to make the hard decisions that will save us from the coming apocalypse.
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