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<p>A reader asked yesterday how long I thought it would take to turn the tide?</p>
<p>Hopefully the November elections will make a big difference. But long term, the problem is much larger. Religions exist because people need something to believe in.</p>
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<p><em>&#8220;<strong>When people stop believing in God, they don&#8217;t believe in nothing &#8212; they believe in anything.</strong>&#8220;</em> &#8211;  GK Chesterton</p>
<p>Global climate disruption has taken on the status of a full religion. Every weather event is now interpreted as a sign that the gods are displeased with mankind&#8217;s behaviour. 10/10 is now making human sacrifices. The entire movement wants to pay tax penance for their sins.</p>
<p>Superstitious religions survive for thousands of years, without any basis in fact. Believers will grasp at anything which fulfills their immediate psychological needs.</p>
<p>You can&#8217;t win this battle intellectually. You just need to make sure that the people running governments are not mentally ill.</p>
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