When constructed reality takes precedence over objective
reality
Climate change is an objective
reality. It is happening and based on increasing and substantial scientific
evidence, it is therefore a fact. This reality affects the planet directly hence to the species,
biodiversity and ecosystem that sustains. It has debilitating effect on human
being. It is acutely felt by the marginalised and vulnerable, hence they are
the one who will feel the urgency. Ironically these deteriorations are mainly
due to profligate lifestyle and irresponsible ways of the affluent section as
is evident from the huge gaps in carbon footprint. India has low per capita
carbon footprint but one can be quite sure that the affluent class has carbon footprint that could be one of the largest in the world considering that a large
section of Indians live in abject conditions and lack access to even basic needs. On a
personal note this blogger is using Rajdhani ac trains more than frequently
and that has left me rather guilty, to travel in ac in October when the weather outside is
comfortable, knowing that eighty percentage of power goes to maintain these. As
also consuming food that comes in plastic sachets that too things like milk
whitener that could easily be avoided as most Indians are not used to/prefer
these (why not serve simple tea?).
Constructed reality is something
that is developed by human beings as part of evolution as societies, that which
help us develop sophistication and abstraction, hence benefit us in our
dealings and has demarcated us as remarkable species. Ideas, concepts, theories, myths, faiths, constructs so on has evolved societies
into intricate evolutionary achievements that is nothing short of incredible.
The foundation and connection with objective reality is essential, sometimes in
the labyrinth of complexity and dextrous ways humans tend to lose touch with
the surroundings, that which sustains and nurtures is lost/discounted in the abstract
nature of dealing. We therefore lose connection with the objective reality. Therefore
climate change as anthropogenic reason finds difficulty meanwhile constructed realities,
in particular religion, gain prominence and sensitivities related to this given
predominance. Therefore again we have the irony of religious myths/fictions
that fails the objective reality or logic that search the basis. It is not that
religion lacks objective, indeed many aspects of faith has direct connection to
the materiel surrounding/nature but it is when the system consolidates and power
structure asserts that the primal connection loses and fiction sets in. Therefore
becomes manipulative instrument in the hands of powerful, it is not at all
surprising that in India the elite section is immune to these challenges of
climate change that will have (and has) debilitating effect on millions of
vulnerable Indians while they engross in freedom of fictional realities of religion
and economy. It is also not surprise that fictional reality of Islamist sought
to overshadow the objective reality of climate change in Paris. It is the
success of humanity that fiction was pushed out and reality was brought in. The
reality on which the future of humanity is hinged on.
When economy takes precedence over nature in clear
objective reality terms it means money becomes priority over dwelling, meaning this
home called earth that is fragile and very likely the only place in the whole
universe. Objective reality is that the human beings are too small part in the scheme
of things called universe but fictional reality places humans as grand. Houston
we have a problem.
(very much influenced by the
brilliant guy: Yuval Noah Harari)
