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2、worldhasneverbeenabetterplacetolivein,anditwillkeepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature.” Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist—rational,becausehe'scarefullyweighedtheevidence;optimistic,becausethatevidenceshowshumanprogresstobebothunavoidableandgood.Andthisiswhathe'ssetouttop
3、rovefromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbook,TheRationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasagrandenterprisethat,onthewhole,hasdonelittlebutprogressfor100,000years.Hebackshisfindingswithhardfactsgatheredthroughyearsofresearch. Here'showheexplainshisviews. 1)Shoppingfuelsinvention Itisre
4、portedthattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproductsforsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostillliveinpoverty,ourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfood,moreconvenienttransport,biggerhouses,bettercars,and,ofcourse,morepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thisw
5、illcontinueaslongasweusethesethingstomakeotherthings.Themorewespecializeandexchange,thebetteroffwe'llbe. 2)Brilliantadvances Onereasonwearericher,healthier,taller,cleverer,longer??livedandfreerthaneverbeforeisthatthefourmostbasichumanneeds—food,clothing,fuelandshelter—havegrown
6、 alotcheaper.Takeoneexample.In1800acandleproviding onehour'slightcostsixhours'work. Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes'worktopayfor. In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit'shalfsecond. 3)Let'snotkillourselvesforclimatechange Mitigating(减轻)climatechangecouldprovejustasdam
7、agingtohumanwelfareasclimatechangeitself. Achildthatdiesfromindoorsmokeinavillage,wheretheuseoffossil??fuel(化石燃料)electricityisforbiddenbywell??meaningmembersofgreenpoliticalmovementstryingtosavetheworld,isjustasgreatatragedyasachildthatdiesinafloodcausedbyclimatechange.Ifclimatec
8、hangeprovestobemild,butcuttingcarboncaus
