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Not so fast... look at the precious little facts first:
Assuming there are only two options...
Who said that? There are always at least two options: 1) do $WHATEVER (nothing, reduce CO2 emission, fertilize the ocean, pray, ...) and 2) do $WHATEVER and put up the sunscreen. The point being made is that option 2 is always better, no matter what you chose to put in for $WHATEVER.
I have a friend who's dying of cancer.
My consolations. But regarding the metaphor: do you know a cure for the cancer? Likely not, for killing the patient (civilization) is out of the question. But then again, more medication might actually be an improvement:
http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/progress/
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