It makes us believe that we only have one choice. Yet the reality is that we can choose to make climate change our first priority, or we can choose to do a lot more good first.
“文明终结”的观点只会对严肃的公众辩论起到反作用。它使我们相信我们别无选择。而事实是我们既可以将应对气候变化作为我们的当务之急，也可以优先应对许多其它的事情。