I received a link from Amazon today touting a new book by Michael Hanlon:
Humankind is not doomed, we may be around for millions of years yet. We have already survived one of the most extraordinary planet-wide catastrophes — the Ice Ages. … The subject of the book is very much in the news at the moment — will we be wiped out by climate change, war or pestilence? Hanlon is saying something different, that the species will survive as the planet changes around us. This different point of view is refreshing, and some sections of the book are very controversial, which should get the attention of the media. Not only is humankind not doomed, but that we may be around for millions, if not hundreds of millions of years. We have already survived one of the most extraordinary planet-wide catastrophes — the great Ice Ages. Equipped with the simplest technology, Homo sapiens sailed through the great glaciations, and profited from them.
Except that the “news at the moment” isn’t simply “will we be wiped out by climate change, war or pestilence.” It is do we want to survive in such a world and what can we do to avoid these things?
The premise of the book is a red herring.