We are not good at recognizing distant threats even if their probability is 100%. Society ignoring [peak oil] is like the people of Pompeii ignoring the rumblings below Vesuvius.
![We are not good at recognizing distant threats even if their probability is 100%. Society ignoring [peak oil] is like the people of Pompeii ignoring the rumblings below Vesuvius.](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/james-r-schlesinger/we-are-not-good-at-recognizing-distant-threats-even-if-their-probability-is-100-society-ignoring-peak-oil-is-like.jpg)
We are not good at recognizing distant threats even if their probability is 100%. Society ignoring [peak oil] is like the people of Pompeii ignoring the rumblings below Vesuvius.