Cuestión de fe

San Gore, patrono del Tremendismo Ambiental

Si les hablo de cuestiones como la trascendencia, la epifanía, la pérdida de significado y de la esperanza, ¿es más probable que me refiera a la religión o a la ciencia?

Se los pregunto porque esos son los términos en los que el Hermano Al Gore nos habla del “cambio climático”. Yo insisto con lo mismo de siempre, cada día me convenzo más de que se trata de una cuestión cuasi religiosa:

Al Gore calls it, "The Assault on Reason," but his brand of environmentalism sounds a lot more like a new form of faith.

In his book "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore confesses that global warming: "offers us the chance to experience what very few generations in history have had the privilege of knowing: a generational mission ; the exhilaration of a compelling moral purpose ; a shared and unifying cause ; the thrill of being forced by circumstances to put aside the pettiness and conflict that so often stifle the restless human need for transcendence; the opportunity to rise ...

"When we do rise, it will fill our spirits and bind us together. Those who are now suffocating in cynicism and despair will be able to breathe freely. Those who are now suffering from a loss of meaning in their lives will find hope." When we rise, "we will experience an epiphany as we discover that this crisis is not really about politics at all. It is a moral and spiritual challenge."

Transcendence, epiphany, loss of meaning, hop. No, this is not really about politics, or science either, is it, Al? Al Gore's new role is prophet, calling us urgently to convert on carbons or perish, lest rising temperatures create Hell on Earth.