Whether NASA now distances itself from having funded this study or not, it is Food for thought and Alarm. Civilisational collapse typically involves the disappearance of entire ways of life, systems of thought, cultural values and worldviews. These generally do not disappear due to convulsive periods of collapse but rather fade over time as alternative systems of belief take their place. However, although civilisational collapse is rare, political collapse is constant. Kingdoms, principalities, republics and states come and go and typically their downfall is violent and convulsive. The warnings in the recent study should carry significant warnings to current global political leaders: address the threats posed by climate change and economic inequality or face the rapid undoing of the current political order. The archaeological record suggests that while civilization will likely endure, politics as we know it, odds are, will not. Professor Adam Smith, Cornell University theguardian/environment/earth-insight/2014/mar/21/climate-change-scienceofclimatechange
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:37:05 +0000
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