I agree the Earth is indeed a masterpiece but I disagree that it is religion is responsible for convincing people the world is in a 'mess'.
Thirty five percent of the global land area, and 55 per cent of the global population, are subject to more than 20 days of the year that will have heat conditions, beyond the threshold of human survivability-section from a paper by a think tank that believe this will be the result by 2100 at present emissions of greenhouse gases.
Human Civilization Will Crumble by 2050 If We Don't Stop Climate Change Now, New Paper Claims | Live Science
A sweeping report assessing the state of the natural world found that humans are having an “unprecedented” and devastating effect on global biodiversity, with about 1 million animal and plant species now threatened with extinction.
1 million species under threat of extinction because of humans, biodiversity report finds.
Most countries aren't hitting 2030 climate goals, and everyone will pay the price.
"Untold human suffering" is in our future as nations miss their Paris Agreement targets by a long shot.
At current rates of deforestation, rainforests will vanish altogether in a century.
These claims are not being made by religious organisations but by the scientific community.
Problem with people relying on their own understanding is they are often wrong.