We all hold to faith or hope in things that are no longer working for us. We continue to believe in systems that are not just broken but irredeemable. And our belief in those system and our hope in those things keeps them alive and prolongs the harm they do.
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5 Reasons Not to Predict the End of the World
So you want to talk about the end of the world without sounding like a crank? Rule #1 should be: Don’t predict when it will happen.
I read Michael Mann’s The New Climate War so you don’t have to.
Mann’s The New Climate War shows none of the rigor or reservation that one would expect of a renowned scientist. What it does show are the signs of someone who has spent too much time on social media: personal attacks, lack of nuance, and sarcasm in the place of reasoned discussion.