Global Warming and the Human Genetic Flaw
Our ancient forebearers were masters of survival; splendid examples of Darwinism at its best.
Endowed with a tremendous edge over his furry competitors, prehistoric man was able to fashion the tools of survival, form small communities and fend off rival ones to insure the survival and improvement of the human gene pool.
Today, modern man still hunts (metaphorically speaking), still forms small communities, now called “social circles,” and still has no real notion of a “global concept.”
Unfortunately for the survival of our species, the global concept is not stamped in our genes and it is not intricately linked to our behavior. Our species simply has not had time enough to evolve an innate sense of an interdependent world community. However, this awareness has now become crucial to ensure our long-term survival.
The global concept exists only in our intellect – and only in those of the relatively few – it is certainly not embedded into our very instincts. This genetic flaw now has dire ramifications that are wrecking havoc on our fragile planet. For the first time in human history, what we do at one corner of our planet affects every other part
Unfortunately, many today do not accept global warming as a matter of scientific fact, choosing instead to brush the issue aside. However, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reached the conclusion that there is at least a 90% chance that global warming can be attributed to human causes. This stark reality can neither be denied nor ignored considering its ominous long-term consequences.
So, why are the three largest contributors of heat-trapping, greenhouse gases, China, the United States, and India, completely non-committal in the crucial quest to eventually reduce these deleterious emissions to pre-industrial levels? It is because industrial giants, such as the U.S., are reluctant to make the necessary short-term sacrifices and adaptations that are associated with a major infrastructural overhaul. And this is why the Copenhagen conference, which aspired to get a commitment out of all nations of the world to reduce greenhouse gases, concluded in a dismal failure.
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