I'm left wondering how far from the right the middle is.

That sounds very well-informed, and I'm sure it is. I hesitate before commenting. In any case, I've heard that the world has got hotter than this several times before, and without any help from us.

However, the last I heard, a bunch of scientists who are, perhaps, just as well-informed, consider that mankind has done nothing but harm to planet Earth. Now if it's that's true, then it's just a question of timing; we shall either destroy the world quickly or we'll do it slowly. And if we do it by interfering with nature, it'll be quickly

Let's all sit back and see ...


TYWD

btw - by destroy the world I meant destroy it for mankind. The world will recover after we've all gone, with just a thin layer of oily (or radioactive) material separating one era from the next.