liOh, I do know the data, so in a scientific way I do understand it. But the real, human, caring me has trouble making sense of it. I don’t get human cruelty. I don’t get why folks refuse to accept some science/technology and angrily reject other science/technology. How come the same people who eagerly keep track of the local weather predictions (i.e. accept the science) don’t seem to give a hoot about the way folks are suffering around the world from heat and destructive storms, leaving some dead and others homeless. Why? What is gained by ignoring that suffering and future danger even to ourselves. Even if it were true that climate change is not a result of the actions of certain profitable industries but simply the effect of nature, what stops us from doing everything possible to mitigate the effects of that “natural” change? Why aren’t we throwing our energies into understanding what we can do to make life better?
Just sayin’
monagustafsonaffinito 
May I suggest a possible answer?”I don’t get human cruelty…” I have experienced a wild lust to harm when my own innermost pain has not been acknowledged. Some people who are not so well-acquainted in psychology as you and me, might just find a release by spewing out garbage and taking out on others – we are very lucky to have been shown alternatives to spewing
Thanks, Nina. “Spew” is the right word, I think. Acknowledgement is so important! This also taps into the recognition that dealing with the issue of spewing requires work in two directions: Looking to the pain of the past and “working through” it while recognizing the importance of orienting toward the future as in feeling the freedom to grow as a person and as a group. We need to tackle both personal and social suffering — a big challenge. As for me, I am extremely grateful for the gifts of grace I’ve been given over my years.