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mupuff1234

> humanity overcame bigger problems

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I tend to agree that humanity will eventually overcome but the question is also when and at what cost?

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Climate change (ice age), epidemics, war, famine…

Various problems yes, but not necessarily bigger (or even same size/complexity).

https://www.geol.umd.edu/sgc/elevator/elevator43.html

Bubonic plague, supereruptions, ice ages, malaria, smallpox, ozone deterioration - lots of these seem small now but that’s only because we’ve already overcome them

That's post facto logic. Obviously you and your ancestors have overcome those things, because the millions that didn't are dead.

Statistically someone was going to survive, you're lucky it was your ancestors, but it doesn't mean you will be lucky again.

That’s the whole point that is being made… we’re talking about humanity - Yeah lots of individuals will die due to climate change, particularly in 3rd world countries but humanity will be just fine overall, just as it was with all those disasters.

Humanity may survive, but not the modern civilization and the quality of life that we enjoy.

North America and Europe are unlikely to be particularly impacted even in the worst case ipcc projections so not sure where you get that from

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