Using philosophy and science, Epstein does a great job of arguing for moral fossil fuel use. This book has the potential to change your life.

We are all told to accept the ‘knowledge’ that climate crisis is upon us. The skeptical among us wonder why only one side of the question is presented and why we are told that dissent is immoral. As with many things promoted by ‘progressivism,’ just like in the novel, “1984,” doublespeak is 180º out of phase with the real truth. Epstein exposes the lies and distortions that are force fed to all of us, and uncovers the underlying false premises and anti-human motivations that drive the leaders, the media, and ‘academics’ (and now much of corporate America) to pursue what are otherwise destructive policies. Even those well versed in the science, politics and policy of ‘climate change’ will learn important things from this book.

Besides well sited data, which one could weigh and integrate with the data they already have, Alex offers a new outlook on the way in which scientific knowledge is discovered. From expert researchers, to data synthesizers who make data sets and reports, to media that disseminates these data sets and reports to individuals, and how these individuals evaluate this information and how it influences the choices they make. This 4 step understanding of the flow of information Alex names a “knowledge system” is very eye opening as I have seen these 4 parts looking out into the world on the news, taking to coworkers, and being on social media. Alex advocates for a pro-human, deliberate and full context approach to our relationship with the earth we live on, and shows where he is coming from in a Human Flourishing knowledge system. This Human Flourishing perspective is contrasted by what Alex describes as a anti-human impact on nature based knowledge system in this book. Listening to this as an Audiobook (read by Alex himself), I find it to be a tad repetitive. I believe this is because he is communicating very precisely as to prevent anyone from twisting his message and minimize toxic paraphrasing. It’s probably less of an issue when reading it since you will commit some of the commonly used phrases to quick reading. Lastly, I want to advocate for this book because of its well sited data. Even if you fundamentally disagree with Alex, and claim he is cherry-picking, it stands to reason the data he picks is just as much Data as the data he left out, and all data must be integrated and settled without contradictions in order to make correct choices with the fullest context possible. Take it in, weigh the data with what you know, and then leave a review! I hope you learn something, I know I did!