Why do I have the feeling that we?ll be arguing this point for the rest of my life and probably the lives of my niece and nephew, to boot?
Because we've seen this playbook before? It's really sad when you actually see events play out in the news that were actually foretold on The Onion long ago:
1) Deny that the Earth is warming
2) OK, the Earth is warming, but it's just a natural cycle and nothing to do with us.
3) OK, the Earth is warming due to human activity, but warming is a good thing.
4) OK, maybe it's not a good thing, but we're an ingenious and adaptable species and we'll come up with a solution when we really need one.
5) OK, maybe we can't undo the damage fast enough to maintain habitability for large parts of the Earth -- people can move.
6) OK, so maybe the wars, famines, droughts, and heat waves are killing people by the millions. Well, the world is overpopulated.
7) What do you mean the only place I can go skiing this year is Dubai?
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