[LINK] Pascal's Wager applied to GLobal CLimate Change

[Rick Welykochy]

Jan Whitaker wrote:

> RE GCC, if we use resources [do something] to mitigate the problem, 
> seems to me we end up with some good outcomes, almost regardless: more 
> food, better energy that will last longer than the loss of big oil, not 
> to mention the climate change avoidance. If we don't use resources, or 
> continue to use them in the wrong way [ignore the problem by doing 
> nothing], then the likelihood of the trends continuing are high and no 
> benefits are realised.

All covered by the video lecturer. I've always thought along the same
lines.

If GCC is not a problem, but we still expend $$$ COST cleaning up
our "mess", then the best we've done is spent some needed resources
becoming less dependent on fossil fuels. The worst case scenario in
this case is a global recession. Not nice, but manageable.

If GCC is a problem, and we do nothing, the scenario is a doomsday
one. The effects of unchecked GCC are now well known and the impacts
are social, environmental, poltical, health, economic, ... etc.
possibly leading to resource wars and massive famine and disease.
Lovely scenario compared to the worst case above.

The choice always has been and always will be self-evident.

> This stuff makes my brain hurt.

Think more! Think more! The more you use it, the less it hurts.
As well, the video makes it quite simple.


cheers
rickw



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