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2、erMattRidley.“Theworldhasneverbeenabetterplacetolivein,anditwillkeepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature.” Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist—rational,becausehe'scarefullyweighedtheevidence;optimistic,becausethatevidenceshowshumanprogresstobebothunavoidable
3、andgood.Andthisiswhathe'ssetouttoprovefromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbook,TheRationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasagrandenterprisethat,onthewhole,hasdonelittlebutprogressfor100,000years.Hebackshisfindingswithhardfactsgatheredthroughyearsofresearch. Here'showhe
4、explainshisviews. 1)Shoppingfuelsinvention ItisreportedthattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproductsforsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostillliveinpoverty,ourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfood,moreconvenienttransport,biggerhouses,bette
5、rcars,and,ofcourse,morepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thiswillcontinueaslongasweusethesethingstomakeotherthings.Themorewespecializeandexchange,thebetteroffwe'llbe. 2)Brilliantadvances Onereasonwearericher,healthier,taller,cleverer,longer??livedandfreer
6、thaneverbeforeisthatthefourmostbasichumanneeds—food,clothing,fuelandshelter—havegrown alotcheaper.Takeoneexample.In1800acandleproviding onehour'slightcostsixhours'work. Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes'worktopayfor. In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit
7、'shalfsecond. 3)Let'snotkillourselvesforclimatechange Mitigating(减轻)climatechangecouldprovejustasdamagingtohumanwelfareasclimatechangeitself. Achildthatdiesfromindoorsmokeinavillage,wheretheuseoffossil??fuel(化石燃料)electricityisforbiddenbywell??meaningmembersofgr
8、eenpoliticalmovementstryingtosavetheworld,isjustasgreatatragedyasachildthatdiesinafloodcausedbyclimatechange.Ifclimatechangeprovestobemild,butcuttingcarboncaus
