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   XPost: alt.atheism   
   From: Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com   
      
   On 11/5/2025 2:44 PM, JTEM wrote:   
   > On 11/5/25 8:03 AM, Dawn Flood wrote:   
   >   
   >> My previous post went off to never-never land.  Basically, what I said   
   >> last night is that when all of the ice melts, we, as a species, are   
   >> pretty much screwed.   
   >   
   > That's just idiocy.   
   >   
   > If the earth returned to it's pre "ice age" norms, things would be very   
   > different but a huge IMPROVEMENT for humans as a species.   
   >   
   > If we fail to end this present ice age, the glaciers will return and   
   > billions are going to die. Likely, we will see one out of die people   
   > die, if not more.   
   >   
   >> The tragic amount of flooding that is going to take place is going to   
   >> displace a few billion people, destroying lots of beautiful homes &   
   >> communities.   
   >   
   > While mile-tall mountains of ice wiping much of the northern hemisphere   
   > clean, ending the present day "Food Belt," would be just spiffy for   
   > mankind?   
   >   
   > Under your "Worst Case Scenario," people move. We use far less energy on   
   > things like staying warm when it's cold. Food production increases. But   
   > if we don't end the present ice age, the glaciers will return and   
   > billions will die from starvation and the cold, billions more will   
   > likely die in the wars over the remaining resources....   
   >   
      
   We both have no choice but to wait patiently and see what happens.   
      
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