Wouldn't it be terrible if....?

Question

If the only people who had the power to stop catastrophic climate change and over-utilization of world resources believed a religious prophecy that stated that the end of the world was near, and therefore had no interest in the long-term habitibility of the planet?

Dusty Scribe,
Please see the new IPCC report
(International Panel on Climate Change). They summarize the current scientific understanding of climate change and its causes.
There is a very abbreviated version for policymakers that will not take long to read.

(what does Mars have to do with the conditions on Earth?)

Answer 1

I'd change the "wouldn't" and the "if" from your question to "isn't" and "that".......

It's happening now.

Answer 2

The Christians I know and associate with take this approach:

God created the Earth and expects us to care for it. We don't want to stand before our Creator and have to answer why we did nothing to stop the damage to his Creation that led to the extinction of the species He cares for. There is a debate as to whether man is the cause or whether it is a cyclic pattern. In the end, it doesn't matter, as long as we behave responsibly. If it's cyclic and we behave as if we're the cause, no harm will come from making choices to BENEFIT the environment. If we do nothing, we are responsible for the outcome. We do believe in an end-time prophecy, but we also believe in wisdom. Since we might all have different ideas as to *when* that end might come, the bottom line is that we all admit that we just don't know and can't be sure. We must plan spiritually for the prophecies to unfold next year and plan all other areas of our lives as if it won't happen for another 10,000 years. That obviously includes the management of our environment and our resources. I hear a lot of "Greenies" complain about Christians as you have, but I have never heard this actually come out of the mouth of even one single Christian person. My job requires that I interact with many different congregations of many different denominations, so I have wide access to diverse Christian thought and practice and am not in an isolated local group. This approach is the only responsible and reasonable approach to take, regardless of your theological belief.

Answer 3

While many people believe the end is near, it does not, in anyway, mean that we are to abandon our responsibilities when it comes to being conscientious stewards of this wonderful creation we call 'Earth." When it comes to the blame game, we should all look inwards first to find out what we ourselves have done individually to help protect our environment. To St. Petey, while I'm no big fan of Mr. Bush, the U.S. has done a better job at reducing green house gases compared to nations like my own Canada (where emissions have increased in the last 5 years), China and India.

Answer 4

It is a wrong assumption on your part to think that believers have no interest in the long term habitability of the planet. What is terrible is your foolish hate mongering against believers.

Answer 5

Explain why Mars is also going through a "global climate change" at the same time we are.

They don't have ANY people polluting their environment.

Answer 6

I wish we'd all been ready, There's no time to change your mind then. The son has come ....

http://www.raptureme.com/ttcol.html

Answer 7

Well that's impossible because this planet and everything in it will remain forever! Hummmm what is forever?

Answer 8

Wouldn't it be terrible if you missed the boat?

Answer 9

Uh, thats not a "wouldnt it be." Thats freaking reality. Thanks to Bush being in the White House.

Scares the crap outta me.

Answer 10

That does sound terrifying.