Well, they’ve been programmed …

… and have not been taught how to think critically: New Study: 56% Of Young People Think 'Humanity Is Doomed' - Climate Change Dispatch.

This from Henry Gee’s new book, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters:

‘life on Earth, with all its drama, all its comings and goings, is governed by just two things. One of them is a slow decline in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The other is the steady increase in the brightness of the Sun.’