Would YOU be prepared to tell the truth?

Question

Imagine, for a moment, that it had been discovered that global warming had absolutely nothing to do with humans. It was a natural change in the environment caused by forces beyond our control. You knew that there was NOTHING that we as a sepcies could do about it, that we were TOTALLY IMOPTENT. You knew that the effects on the earth were only going to increase, and that we as an animal WERE going to suffer terrible hardships in the near future, but not potentially fatal hardships for perhaps another 3 or 4 generations. Would you a) Tell the truth, which could well result in mass panic, the collapse of society and anarchy or b) Hide the truth, and allow people at least the illusion that they could do something about it in order to stave off social unrest?

Answer 1

Even if that were to happen this does not change in any way Mans destructive effects on the Environment .

And does not in the slightest, lessen the urgency to be have more responsible with out Natural resources.
We still must stop contaminating Nature and we must stop destroying the flora and fauna.

And we must still be more conservative about water use ,because of the over population

And we must still be more sustainable with our methods of agriculture ,we are loosing thousands of hectares every year.

If the reasons for global warming end up different
The reasons for humanities misbehavior towards the Environment and the results ,do not

What about all the man made deserts that have changed local climates all over the world

I have seen some of these places ,destroyed by chemical farming ,over grazing and over pumping underground water supplies.
take a walk in the Sahara or in a jungle forest ,the difference is vast

A big change of climate that humans have created in countless places .

Northern China has become a huge dessert because of agriculture,

In Mexico deforestation irresponsible agriculture and a demanding market has chanced many places into deserts

In Africa expanding populations and human settlements have deforested great areas ,and used the timber for fuel
places have become deserts and rivers have dried up

In the past
The Phoenicians deforested Lebanon (now desert)to build their trading fleet,
Spain did the same to build the Armada
Genghis Kahn burned whole countries and filled the wells with water ,deserts remained
The Sahara was deforested by earlier civilizations and reforesting is next to impossible under the hot sun of the equator.

All over the world people have changed local climates and continue to do so ,are you trying to say that all of this does not affect the climate of the Planet as a whole .

I would be lying if i said no ,
can you say no

People are so desperate to prove that Humanity is innocent
but it is far to late for that.

Already big changes have happened on micro biotic levels that will( and are )affect everything that follows in the food chains ,the insects are already affected and the flora and fauna is in line ,all of life is inter related .

So far the yearly death toll ,for people ,due to Global Warming is 150.000 which is expected to double soon.for animals it is much more

Answer 2

There is nothing that we as a species cannot do something about. If we have 3 or 4 generations to prepare there is time to come up with many answers. Not telling the public would cutoff many people who could work on the solutions. If people are not fearful enough of death that they don't quit smoking I don't think they would panic over something that may not happen for 3 or 4 generations. What has made the human race successful(some would say too successful) is our adaptability and hope for the future. Think of all the terrible things that have befallen people, families and nations. " What does not Kill us only makes us stronger"

Answer 3

a) I would tell the truth. This would not result in mass panic as a lot of countries have a more rational population than (…).

Secondly, 3 or 4 generations is a century which leaves plenty of time for research, analysis and action

I would then spend my time, not on trying to avoid climate change but on the adaptation to it where things can be done.

I would also study a way to be in control of the natural elements and whether it is technically and financially possible and what the balance would be

Answer 4

It doesn't matter what one person here, or all of us, would do.

Thousands of scientists would be telling the scientific truth as they saw it.

That's their life, it's what they do, not psychology.

Tomcat - If you want that there need to be some big changes. This is now an interdependent world, with many nations working together, like the EU (or Boeing building the 787). The US government can't keep saying "my way or bug off" to the whole world and expect the country to to thrive.

I recommend "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman.

Answer 5

as we all know, global warming is a hot issue today since the documentary an inconvenient truth by al gore. people and organizations around the world are trying their best to put a cessation to this problem. nonetheless, once i read through one article. it says that actually we don't have to do anything to put a halt on global warming since it is in fact a naturally process which is as stated. this statement is likened to the extinction of dinosaurs and the collapse of civilization in the history of mankind. well, personally, i think that at least we should try our best to curb this problem as research has shown that global warming is triggered by greenhouse gases such as carbon monoxide, methane, ozone, nitrous oxide and halocarbons. in our effort to solve the problem of global warming, the emission of these greenhouse gases must first be reduced to a certain extent. i myself would choose the first option, that is to tell the mass, not to make them panic but to raise their awareness on how and what we can do to address this matter. i would so that it is an issue of science rather than metaphysics.

Answer 6

"The Truth shall set you free, but first it will p!ss you off..."

Be it real or not, we should still be taking care of our planet.
If it is out of our hands that is still no reason to continue to rape and plunder our Mothers resourses. Why do we have to wait til we percieve it to be too late to change before we begin to respect our home?

We've survived at least one previous ice age, we can do the same again.

I'm prepared to accept the news about climate change. I would not panic. Chaos is the indoctrinated way to react to a big problem like this. We've been TOLD we will react this way in order for us to accept the wool that has been sewn over our eyes.

Answer 7

A scientific conclusion such as that would be impossible to keep secret, so there's no point in even considering such a possibility.

Even so, I doubt there would be widespread panic---and you'd find that an awful lot of people would deny there was a problem and would resist any efforts to prepare.

Answer 8

The UFO buffs ask this question all the time. If I were the government, I would hide it (obviously), regardless of the cause. If I were me, I would warn people, so each can prepare in their own way.

Answer 9

Ide tell the truth, but have a plan to control the masses first
NIce question. it gets u thinking

Answer 10

I would do whatever it takes to insure that the USA is still the most powerfull nation on the planet 100 years from now.