[qubax]

> It is on track to end civilization as we know it within two generations.

The reason why so many people don't take climate change seriously is because of extreme hyperbole like this. Climate change is outdoing even the "peak oil" craze of the past. If you think civilization is going to end in 40 years ( 2 generations ), then you leave no room for debate.

> A rational society would think about nothing else.

No. A rational society would think about lots of other things. Zealots think about nothing else.

Climate change is going to create challenges and opportunities. The societies/people better able to adapt will thrive. Others won't.

[lordfoom]

>If you think civilization is going to end in 40 years ( 2 generations ), then you leave no room for debate.

And yet, here you are, debating him, while the world gets hotter and the weather more extreme.

[AnimalMuppet]

Yes, because qubax does not believe that civilization is going to end in 40 years. "The world getting hotter and the weather more extreme" != "the end of civilization in 40 years".