Are we too Stupid to Save the Planet? Part 2 – Beyond Rational Thinking.

From Gambling to God. For reasons that seem inexplicable there's no shortage of stupidity... It's everywhere... In politics, in the pub, even on street corners - out there at this very moment there will be somebody carrying a placard that says, 'The end of the world in nigh'... a person a bit like me perhaps, although my preference is to garner at least a little scientific evidence before making a startling claim. There's a man who stands at a road junction close to where I live, and he carries a sign that says, 'Jesus Comes Soon'. I've been wanting to tell…