In this article, both Kingsnorth and Stephenson argued their points of view with stubbornness, until they reach a somewhat forced agreement. It seemed that neither made a great effort to think of the issue of the environment from the others’ view. While their viewpoints are incredibly different in some ways, they fail to see the fairly crucial connection between their values and thought processes. Stephenson’s main argument is based on his belief that humans should do all possible to limit other species’ suffering, but more importantly, keep the human species alive. Kingsworth believes that by giving up “hope” that it is possible to live the same lifestyle will leave humans time to prepare for a new way of life. If global warming is indeed past the point of no return, and the environment will never be the same again, the only way humans can survive is by modifying their lifestyles.
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