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This might just be the same thing as apocalyptic religious predictions, I think? But environmentalism this time?

>>127361+(OP)
https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/03/25/is-everything-a-religi...

But that said, religious apocalypse scenarios usually aren't quite as specific as "methane hydrate runaway feedbacks".

>>127361+(OP)
Depends a lot on your relationship with religion. For some religious people, yes.

In fact religious belief in apocalypse might contribute to the apathy about climate policy from the voters, people can either conflate the two or think the religious apocalypse is nearer so no need to address the climate catastrophe: https://www.newsweek.com/shocking-number-americans-believe-l...

>>127361+(OP)
Religious predictions never come with data to support them. That’s an important difference.

>>adrian+w7
Pythagoreans did. If it is truthful, do such "religious" beliefs stops being religion?

Climate change people seem like a doomsday cult anyways, but if what if they're right?

>>adrian+w7
I looked at the overall actions of the group of people, instead of what they are saying.

>>127361+(OP)
Exactly people are even using phrases like “when shit hits the fan”.

>>adrian+w7
If we were looking at data we wouldn’t be

- banning plastic bags and straws - buying expensive electrical vehicles - ignoring other risks in our circle of influence - listening to public figures and scientists who gave us “point of no return” dates several times in the last 30 years

>>bsdpuf+Ss
If we were listening to data we would have started the energy transition sometime in the seventies and er world have this discussion now.