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Galileo’s observations squared with his faith, but the Church was cynical; the same applies today with ideologues who deny reality.
Florida was devastated by hurricane Ian, an unprecedented storm that matches expectations of climate scientists who have long predicted more severe weather patterns. This follows another once in a thousand year storm that devastated New York City a decade earlier, Sandy.
When rare thousand year storms happen with increasing regularity, you don’t need to be a genius or a scientist to understand something significant is happening. You just need to have your eyes and mind open. If you are blinded by ideology, you won’t see anything. The conflict between those with eyes open and those with closed ideological minds is an old one.
Today, the survival of the human race depends on who wins.
When the conflict is between right and wrong, reasonable people can disagree. But when it’s between reality and nonsense, the truth IS the truth and who wins the argument doesn’t change reality.
The climate is collapsing due to our continued (and increasing) use of fossil fuels. That’s a scientific fact. As long as we do nothing about that, we will speed toward doom. Make no mistake — that’s not inevitable. Doom is a choice.
