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The boffin who came up with the idea that the Earth was a living being has said it is too late to save the planet so you might as well just enjoy yourself.
Professor James Lovelock, who developed Gaia theory, said the only thing that anyone can hope for is that the earth will take care of itself in the face of completely unpredictable climate change.
Interviewed by the BBC, Lovelock, who is now in his nineties, said that while the planet's future was utterly uncertain, mankind was not aware it had "pulled the trigger" on global warming as it built its civilizations.
He predicts the Earth's climate will not conveniently comply with the models of modern climate scientists and global temperatures move in "jerks and jumps".
Prof Lovelock slams politicians and scientists who are set to gain from the idea that we can predict climate change and save the planet.
Boffins of today had moved from investigating nature as a vocation, to being caught in a career path where it makes sense to "fudge the data".
He does not think that renewable energy technology was based on “good practical engineering" either.
His answer is to all this is not to worry about whether the planet saves itself or not it is just to enjoy yourself while you can.
We have consensus, not these lab coat consultants.
The five billion year old planet if fine, it's the people like this fear monger that are wacked.
The planet doesn't need us. We need the planet.
"The planet doesn't need us. We need the planet."
True. One common fallacy people make is assuming that the planet will end when homo sapiens goes extinct. I see no scientific reason why that should be so.
Not only will the planet endure, but might be better off -- which is to say nothing of the improved prospects of nearly every other living species that managed to survive the era of homo sapiens.
But all of that is just fear mongering and doomsaying according to the right wingers, because they don't see the water rising or their patios transformed into a desert.
Long term damage has long term consequences which not surprisingly tent to take some time to show up.
Perhaps the right wingers are "right" this is the time to burn and kill all, because whatever is left in a hundred years will likely be off limits if at all.
True enough. But you and I are humans and so we should care most about humans. The very fact that we can make that decision shows that we ARE SPECIAL and are worth saving.
Please folks, quit reacting and start learning. Of course we need to take care of our environment just as you need to keep your house clean or your toilet flushed. We won't be wiped off the face of the earth by global warming anytime soon so let's settle down and deal with the facts and not the fiction.
But that's just my opinion.