evidence: Apocalyptic rhetoric blankets the news. Various groups claim various disasters, up to and including that billions will die within the next few decades. Greta Thunberg and President Trump shout at whoever will listen, engaging in a private (read: not private) Twitter war the rest of the time. [...] The thing is, that’s not what science actually predicts. Not really. Even if we did do something drastic enough to destroy the world, there is always enough life left after an extinction to go on – someday, anyway. We just probably wouldn’t be around to see it. [...] Let’s consider for a moment the claim by Extinction Rebellion’s Roger Hallam: "I am talking about the slaughter, death, and starvation of 6 billion people this century—that's what the science predicts."