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Pope says coronavirus pandemic could be nature's response to climate crisis

PoS said:
Greta Thunberg tells world leaders to end fossil fuel ‘madness’ | Fossil fuels | The Guardian
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Greta is not saying what you are suggesting she is saying.

Greta Thunberg and fellow youth climate campaigners are demanding that global leaders immediately end the “madness” of huge ongoing investments in fossil fuel exploration and enormous subsidies for coal, oil and gas use.

The 21 young activists are also calling on the political and business leaders who will be attending the World Economic Forum in Davos to ensure investment funds dump their holdings in fossil fuel companies.
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Like I said... all in your head.
 
Buzz said:
Greta is not saying what you are suggesting she is saying.



Like I said... all in your head.
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You didnt even read most of the article, since its clear you missed this part:

Much of the world’s existing coal, oil and gas reserves must be kept in the ground to avoid the worst impacts of global heating. But investment in fossil fuel exploration and extraction remains high.
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or this:

but the climate activists demand that “all companies, banks, institutions and governments immediately and completely divest from fossil fuels”.
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Game, set and match.
 
PoS said:
You didnt even read most of the article, since its clear you missed this part:

or this:

Game, set and match.
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I didn't miss anything. And do you really think either of those two demands would do anything like what's happening now? If you do... you are wrong.

Like I said... all in your head.
 
Buzz said:
I didn't miss anything. And do you really think either of those two demands would do anything like what's happening now? If you do... you are wrong.

Like I said... all in your head.
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If anything those demands are worse than this lockdown, because all shipping and air freight/transportation will stop. You cant seem to get what it is you believe in.
 
Felis Leo said:
So, coronavirus is just God's wrath for mankind's sinfulness?
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It could be God wanting to teach us a lesson too. Or it could be God forcing some future/current event to be shaped a certain way. It could be the first sign of the apocalypse.

The number of possible interpretations are probably infinite.
 
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