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Old 10-08-2018, 01:25 AM   #3159 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sendler View Post
Epstein's emphasis on human flourishing and it's relationship to energy availability that is reliable, cheap and safe is a very frighteningly logical counterpoint to the currently popular and under informed rhetoric of " just leave it in the ground".
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Any reduction in availability of world primary energy right now would bring a big reduction in standard of living and lifespan.
The only Epstein I'd heard was from Dave Rubin's interview. It seemed mostly reasonable, and I'm partial to humanist arguments.

I just discovered his Human Flourishing podcast and listened to a couple episodes today. He's got a good thought process, but the way he delivers the message is a little dull.
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