I think we are heading for an almighty big crash. Because Nature/planet earth/life support systems have never before seen such rapid and comprehensive changes on the surface of the planet as us humans have wrought in the last 250 years. I am thinking of how, in 350 years, we are burning up the earth's fossil fuels that took 350 million years to form. That is bound to make an unfortunate difference for life on earth.
We have nothing to make us change our behaviours. The scientists and technologists will be able to come up with something as equally comprehensive and versatile as oil, gas and coal. Therefore, hoorah! We can carry on with over-consumption, over-population and living it up for today. Fantastic. We can carry on wasting the earth's resources. We don't have to bother about anything because the government will always ensure that the lights will never go out. We don't need to worry our little heads when necessity is the mother of invention and our intelligence and reasoning will see us through whatever is thrown at us.
Actually, a shrug of the shoulders response is no longer adequate.
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