"The other path is rooted in a life in accordance with the creator."
Pretty much anything that happens, or doesn't, is in accordance with the creator. Besides, in 25 to 50 years, the dominant species on the planet will not care if there is clean air and water, or that the planet has warmed (or cooled) by a few degrees. All it will want or need is a secure, continuous source of power and cooling. Hint: That dominant species isn't us.
Yeah, O.K. I'm a nut. But there are a few big name, well respected nuts that see the future as I do. Are we right. Time will tell. In the mean time, consider that the only constant in the universe is...change. In this case, change takes the specific form of evolution, and this time on a very much more rapid pace than ever before.