Daily Archives: Friday, 4 December 2009

If I ask myself who seems to believe in global warming most fervently, I am inclined to say that the answer is those who reject the idea of God. What intrigues me is just how much the commitment to global warming has had all the feel of a religious conviction minus the belief in God. People believed in the idea, talked about the idea, and sanctified the idea. On the one hand, there are the facts of science; on the other, there is nature—this higher power, if you will—giving human beings an opportunity to make a difference. Might I say “to redeem themselves”? Continue reading →