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> what if we are wrong?

Then we're wrong, and it doesn't matter. If we're wrong, what's the point in questioning it?

> We are sitting on our hands and praying for a deus ex machina to save us from ecological collapse

Well... no, we're not. Millions of people are working every day on the technology needed to solve these issues either directly (i.e., better pollution control on factories) or indirectly (i.e,. developing cleaner energy)

This isn't to say we all should just sit back and wait for the scientists to come up with an answer - we do very much need to fix many other issues as well, as you point out - but please let's not pretend that a) WE'RE DOOMED! or b) that we're just waiting for a "miracle" or some kind of "breakthrough" to save us