Project Poseidon's Channel Aquarius

Does the so-called anthropecene period herald the end of life on earth? Will the economy collapse underneath us before the food web does? Does religion help or hinder our chances of grappling with these questions? Just what *is* religion anyways, and why does something intended for good seem so rampantly evil and destructive? Dave the Dude does his best to answer these questions... to his own satisfaction, at least.