> Seems like we've survived this many times as a species
I'm reasonably sure the species will survive climate change. Some nation states, civilizations and cultures' odds look more iffy.
I think your bar for worry may be a bit higher than mine.
I'm reasonably sure the species will survive climate change. Some nation states, civilizations and cultures' odds look more iffy.
I think your bar for worry may be a bit higher than mine.
Left to nature alone, we'd likely evolve and adapt and survive in some form or fashion. But the advancement of humanity has led to all kinds of ways we could do ourselves in if we put our minds to it.
And those nation states and civilizations facing iffy odds aren't likely to go down quietly. In the throws of desperation, all bets are off (why care about stuff like MAD[1] when you're already facing imminent destruction by nature).
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction
Given that nobody knows with certainty that it can't, it is very much "fact" and not "opinion" that it could continue.
That's what the OP is getting at.