The Atlantic magazine has been asking thought-provoking questions and publishing the answers on the last page lot each issue. In the June issue the question was “Which current behavior will be most unthinkable 100 years hence?”
Among the responses was one by Michael Pollan, who said, “Having a lawn.” Philosopher David Dennett said “Unsupervised home-schooling,” and gave some cogent reasons.
Environmental activist Bill McKibben’s answer was this: “People will be amazed that we went on burning fossil fuels long past the point when renewables were available and working. They won’t understand, dealing with the wreckage of climate change, our need for a slow, measured transition to keep the oil companies happy.”
Incidentally, the Science Section of today’s Times reported that Canadians are now getting Lyme disease as ticks move north because of global warming. Someone please inform Congressman Barletta, who recently said the earth was getting cooler.
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