You’re in a conversation and someone says, “The earth is overpopulated. At this rate, we’re going to run out of food and resources.” What would you say? Panic-stories like this get a lot of attention, but none of Ehrlich’s doomsday predictions came true. No worldwide famine. No catastrophic scarcity of resources. In fact, Ehrlich’s models …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “We must do anything and everything to stop climate change.” What would you say? In the last video, we discussed two questions that can help us really understand the current situation about climate change: What it means that the earth is warming, and whether or not the warming …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “We need to do anything and everything to stop climate change.” What would you say? From the global Paris Climate Accord, to demands that we all buy LED lightbulbs, concerns about climate change have shaped government policies and personal choices alike. We should care about the environment. After …
You’re in a conversation about global warming, vaccines, dinosaurs, or gender identity and someone says, “There’s no point in discussing this more. The science is settled.” What would you say? Science is awesome. Our study of the natural world has allowed us to find cures for diseases, fly to the moon, communicate with anyone from …
You’re talking about faith with someone and they tell you they don’t believe in God because they believe in science. They say that you have to choose? What would you say? There are those who believe that science and religion are in conflict and that someone must choose whether they want to believe in science …
In a conversation about faith with a skeptic, they may say, “I can’t make myself believe something if there’s no evidence, and there’s no evidence God exists.” What would you say?
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