I think that we do have a duty to protect people from global climate change. We as the humans on Earth do daily activities that can cause harm to the planet without even realizing it. Today scientists have warned us about harmful pollutants that cause global warming. Years ago nobody knew about the effects from fossils fuels and other chemicals. Now that we know about them toady and are seeing the effects of it, I think it's our responsibility to use less of them or find other sources that don't affect the planet. There are a lot of substitutions for certain fossil fuels that are safe for the environment. I know that there are some things that we can't replace just yet, but hopefully there will be substitutions. We can't fix the damage that has already be done, but we can prevent it from becoming worse. What we do now affects future people and how they live, so it is our job to do what we can to keep the planet from falling apart. Future people shouldn't be held responsible for what this generation does to the planet, just like we can't be held responsible for what our grandparents did.
I definitely agree with your statement that we can't be responsible for damage done from future generations. With that being said I think we all should try and protect our planet, like you mentioned safer alternatives to fossil fuels, but I don't think it is necessarily our job to protect people that might not even exists yet. I think we should all have this mindset to do better for our environment, I mean that is what I would've wanted past generations to do for us, I just don't see it as being realistic to say we all have an obligation. There should definitely be more programs in place in my opinion to help spread awareness and to come up with possible solutions.
ReplyDeleteHi Kacie! agree that even though we can't fix what our grandparents did to the planet, we should still be working to find things that are more environmentally friendly and prevent things from becoming worse. I also agree that we have a moral obligation to help save the planet for future generations.
ReplyDeleteHi Kacie!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that we are the ones on earth creating many negative impacts for the environment. It is our responsibility to try to protect the earth and not just destroy it. I also agree we can not fix what past people have done just as future people can not fix us.
Hey Kacie, how are you?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog post and seeing an alternate viewpoint than mine. I wanted to start off by saying I do agree that we, the people of now, are creating problems for future people and harming this planet minute by minute. I also understand and agree that we have to change this, for the better of our future people and also for us. However, do you think that the future people should have take responsibility for our mistakes in the sense of someone paying for it?
Hi Kacie!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point about how it is the responsibility of today's generation to protect future generations from the adverse effects of climate change. In my post, I argued that people in the future can be harmed indirectly by having their ancestors harmed today. While, as Parfit argues, many would be able to owe their existence partly from todays policies, they might also owe their nonexistence to this fact if their ancestors are harmed. What are your opinions on this?
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Drew Califano