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Re:The biggest thing nature did to fight climate change is n... by northwest on Saturday July 27, 2013 @07:02AM (#6112495)
One of the biggest problem humanity currently has in general is that morality only kicks-in in most people when there is a very direct link between their actions and some negative consequences.

Absolutely. We need to feel pain, otherwise we're lost.

And: We are the Boiling Frogs:

Increase the heat (=pain) slowly enough and we'll accept it as "The New Normal".

Increase the pain quickly enough, and we'll reject it and fight for our lives.

Should our action therefor be to concentrate on preparing for the "rebuiliding"?

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Re:The biggest thing nature did to fight climate change is n... by glenra on Saturday July 27, 2013 @12:41PM (#6113511)
The problem with the "boiling frog" analogy is that it's false. No actual frogs work like that. If you think humans work like that, it's fine to claim this, but referring to the behavior of imaginary frogs doesn't add anything to one's understanding.

http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/frogboil.asp

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