Eli5 how did fossil fuels damn the world? I learned about coral reef deaths in 7th grade, I’m now 30

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What exactly is the science? I know green house gasses heat us up but in layman’s terms what happened, and why did it happen? I live in a rural area, and work a blue collar job. My coworkers all think it’s fake, even though I point out current world events. I don’t exactly understand it myself exactly but I know it’s real. Explain like I’m five please

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The damnation is this: there is enough oil in the ground to make the earth uninhabitable. What happened: we discovered oil’s usefulness and started building our modern world around this until we are very dependent on it. Why it’s happening: a great amount of money. power, and convenience comes from use of oil; no one wants to give that up and it seems we are willing to slowly boil ourselves rather than show some restraint.

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