The Free Press has published a few articles that obliquely, in passing seem to suggest that people only “believe” in climate change to fill a void they have from not being religious. Why? I don’t understand that. First of all, man-made climate change isn’t something one does or doesn’t “believe” in. Even the Dept of Defense has acknowled…
The Free Press has published a few articles that obliquely, in passing seem to suggest that people only “believe” in climate change to fill a void they have from not being religious. Why? I don’t understand that. First of all, man-made climate change isn’t something one does or doesn’t “believe” in. Even the Dept of Defense has acknowledged it since George W. Bush’s time. Even the fossil fuel companies acknowledged the truth of man-made climate change back in the 1970s. But more relevant for these articles, caring about the earth and wanting to mitigate climate change is consistent with Christianity. God tells us to be stewards of the Earth and to take care of others. Climate change is going to cause more deaths, natural disasters, disease, famine, and violence. So, I think it’s very reasonable for people to care about climate change *because* of their Christianity, not *because* they’re lost in secularism and desperate to feel some sense of purpose.
The Free Press has published a few articles that obliquely, in passing seem to suggest that people only “believe” in climate change to fill a void they have from not being religious. Why? I don’t understand that. First of all, man-made climate change isn’t something one does or doesn’t “believe” in. Even the Dept of Defense has acknowledged it since George W. Bush’s time. Even the fossil fuel companies acknowledged the truth of man-made climate change back in the 1970s. But more relevant for these articles, caring about the earth and wanting to mitigate climate change is consistent with Christianity. God tells us to be stewards of the Earth and to take care of others. Climate change is going to cause more deaths, natural disasters, disease, famine, and violence. So, I think it’s very reasonable for people to care about climate change *because* of their Christianity, not *because* they’re lost in secularism and desperate to feel some sense of purpose.