{"id":540,"date":"2009-04-14T11:40:02","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T11:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2009\/04\/umare-we-screwed.html"},"modified":"2009-04-14T11:40:02","modified_gmt":"2009-04-14T11:40:02","slug":"umare-we-screwed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2009\/04\/umare-we-screwed.html","title":{"rendered":"Um&#8230;Are We Screwed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most Scientists say yes. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2009\/apr\/14\/global-warming-target-2c\">Check Here. <\/a><br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the use in thinking this way? 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