A pithy summary of upcoming climate impacts. Facing unpleasantness can help us mitigate it, and plan for keeping ourselves, our families, and our communities safer.
My friend John Hickox asked me to post our message exchange about this post:
JOHN: Thanks for sending this Raz. I’m too 🤷 to figure out how to respond on Substack but here’s what I think.
I think the over-arching issue is that the planet cannot support 8 billion people, no matter what we do to mitigate the circumstances … unless, and this is a major caveat, we embrace the core message of every religion “love your neighbor.” In that way only can we hope, in the near term, to learn to share our resources, and in the future to bring fewer and fewer new babies into the world.
RAZ: Thank you for the feedback, John! I just read your piece. Loved the whale commentary. I'm confused by your 75% number, though. It seems to leave out the vast number of people who believe in God, but are more liberal in their thinking or claim "spiritual, but not religious."
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JOHN: Perfect! Your response is exactly what I need to accomplish what I hoped to with the piece.
Would you be willing to say exactly what you said to me in the comment section?
Please? 🎶🤷🙏
I’m sure others are feeling exactly what you are re: the 75%
My friend John Hickox asked me to post our message exchange about this post:
JOHN: Thanks for sending this Raz. I’m too 🤷 to figure out how to respond on Substack but here’s what I think.
I think the over-arching issue is that the planet cannot support 8 billion people, no matter what we do to mitigate the circumstances … unless, and this is a major caveat, we embrace the core message of every religion “love your neighbor.” In that way only can we hope, in the near term, to learn to share our resources, and in the future to bring fewer and fewer new babies into the world.
My most recent post on ACJT speaks to this issue: https://acjt.org/1840-2/
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RAZ: Thank you for the feedback, John! I just read your piece. Loved the whale commentary. I'm confused by your 75% number, though. It seems to leave out the vast number of people who believe in God, but are more liberal in their thinking or claim "spiritual, but not religious."
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JOHN: Perfect! Your response is exactly what I need to accomplish what I hoped to with the piece.
Would you be willing to say exactly what you said to me in the comment section?
Please? 🎶🤷🙏
I’m sure others are feeling exactly what you are re: the 75%