10-25-2018, 10:16 AM
(10-25-2018, 09:26 AM)Teejay Wrote:(10-25-2018, 06:25 AM)Bill the Piper Wrote: All patriotism, nationalism, tribalism should be sent to the dustbin of history.
It might very well be, given it might be hinderance to the global solutions needed for income inequality and climate change.
Income inequality is moral. Competence and self-discipline have to be rewarded.
Climate change? I don't know a lot about that, but the idea that average global temperatures rising by 2° will cause a global apocalypse is suspect. But many profound scientific discoveries are counter-intuitive, so I don't rule this dystopian scenario out. It is however suspiciously similar to old-fashioned religious fearmongering about divine wrath.
We need complex ecosystems to prevent soil from being depleted. We need interaction with wild nature for our emotional well-being. But some environmentalist causes are perverted. Is saving an obscure species of lizard more important than making our global economy more productive? Reallyy?