Agon D. Onter wrote:
The urgency has come into play because that slow, incremental slide down the slippery slope has at last brought its impacts home to a large number of people in the form of frequent and more severe hurricanes, drought, wildfires, glacier melting, famine, etc. And it most definitely is happening in our lifetimes. Today in the news are multiple stories about farmers in the Midwest US who are unable to plant their corn crops because their fields are standing in water due to the changing climate and more severe weather patterns.
And what exact laws of physics are causing all of this? What law of physics do you think we can work with in order to change the situation? Are you absolutely sure none of this happened at any other time in the planet's extremely loooooong history? I found some references that blame nature's imperfection on three things: 1.imperfections of progressive evolution; 2. rebellion; and 3. misthinking creatures. There it is! Humans are responsible. I think you can take that to the bank.
(57.2) 4:2.5 God is not personally present in nature or in any of the forces of nature, for the phenomenon of nature is the superimposition of the imperfections of progressive evolution and, sometimes, the consequences of insurrectionary rebellion, upon the Paradise foundations of God's universal law. As it appears on such a world as Urantia, nature can never be the adequate expression, the true representation, the faithful portrayal, of an all-wise and infinite God.
(57.5) 4:2.8 And nature is marred, her beautiful face is scarred, her features are seared, by the rebellion, the misconduct, the misthinking of the myriads of creatures who are a part of nature, but who have contributed to her disfigurement in time. No, nature is not God. Nature is not an object of worship.
Agon D. Onter wrote:
I don't know of anyone who sees climate change as a single event. I'm curious where you draw that from. You also say, "sudden ruination of the planet or worldwide flooding". Again, I have not seen or heard of anyone building Noah's Ark v.2 because of climate change. Climate change exhibits in many forms; yes, regional flooding in some geographies is one of them, but there are many others. Worldwide famine may be one of the more cataclysmic outcomes, but even that wouldn't happen suddenly.
So what is your solution? I've seen people absolutely convinced this devastation will make earth an unlivable planet in their lifetimes. There are some very rich people who are planning to move to Mars or the moon. Some of our politicians assure us there are only twelve years left before life as we know it comes to a screeching halt. But, if we immediately pass a certain law which outlaws cow flatulence and airplanes, among other things, this "loonnnnnnnnnng, drawn-out process of almost imperceptible incremental change," can be stopped on a dime. That doesn't fit with any law of physics I understand.