Athiest 4 Bush wrote:
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Bzzztttt.

Sorry. Contestants are limited to one panic only.

Worry about using carbon fuels or carbon fuesl running out,
but not both.


Moron. What do you think drives our entire exponential growth
based economy? At its root it's the nearly 'free' energy in
oil. And while fossil fuels are quite finite, there's still
enough of them left to significantly increase our current CO2
levels.

Worse case scenario has the world rapidly running out of fossil
fuels by the middle of this century. That alone will cause extreme
economic hardship at best. Couple this with the possible effects
of global warming, and the situation may be dire. We're already
unable to feed a large fraction of humanity, and any big shifts
in the climate will make this worse, especially in light of the
exploding population.

Look, I'm not saying any of the above will come to pass.
It's too early to say. But you're a fool if you're not willing
to admit the path we're currently on may lead to disaster.

-Eric B