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The Gulf Stream plays a significant role in maintaining the climate of the US East Coast and Western Europe. "We conclude with a high degree of confidence that Gulf Stream transport has indeed slowed by about 4% in the past 40 years." The full study is Here

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[-] Ransom@lemmy.one 12 points 11 months ago

So we suiciding or what? Only slightly kidding.

[-] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 11 months ago

As a very religious person until my 20s, I have brought up this idea to multiple people lol. My depressed-ass brain was like, why tf don't we just rush to heaven instead?...

I can ASSURE you, the "it'll all be 100% fine when you're dead" has killed so many people's drives to be a good person.

The planet is fucked because this 40% of USA voters don't give one flying fuck about future generations.

[-] maporita@unilem.org 24 points 11 months ago

I remember a case where a mother killed her two young kids because she wanted them to go to heaven. Her reasoning was that if they grew up and became sinners they would end up in hell. By murdering them before they knew what sin was she actually saved them. Thing is, if you believe in that shit then what she did really makes perfect sense.

[-] FUCKRedditMods@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago

That’s what I’ll ask christian mothers from now on.

“If you really love your children how come you didn’t smother them immediately after their baptism?”

[-] megane_kun@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

A horrible, horrible mental image entered my mind: a priest dunking an infant into the baptismal font during a baptism ceremony and then proceeding smoothly to a requiem prayer as the infant drowns in holy water.

[-] FUCKRedditMods@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

They’ve drowned babies doing baptisms before.. if you look online you can find some CRAZY violent orthodox baptisms out of russia and the like. They dunk them babies like a goddamn basketball. Baby pulling mad g forces.

[-] megane_kun@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

I would have wished my horrible mental image was just a figment of my imagination, lol! Reality is stranger than fiction, indeed.

[-] yngmnwntr@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

This is literally why suicide was made a mortal sin. Early Christians were killing themselves to get to heaven and the clergy of the time made it a sin because dead Christians pay no tithes.

[-] vivadanang@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

as a species, pretty much.

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