Eco Religion – Shellenberger and Shermer

P&C review Pastryarchy #12 — Belgian Waffle Cone flavored Imperial Brown Ale from Du Claw brewery — then discuss the connections between environmentalism and religion.

The boys recently listened to a Michael Shermer interview of Michael Shellenberger re: his book, Apocalypse Never.

Shellenberger is an environmentalist, but of a different stripe. He’s not a catastrophist.

He also raises the legit question, has environmentalism taken the place of God in modern culture?

Religion and environmentalism hold this in common: As a result of man’s actions there’s judgment coming to us all and we need salvation. But is that from Jesus, or from recycling?