[AltaGuy]

Rather than a community center, I've often wondered if a shared cause could fill the void left by religion (if that's what we're trying to do).

We do have a ready-made cause already in climate change, and since many environmentalists are already quasi-religious in their verve, I wonder what would happen if more (useful) people joined the movement and whether some good might happen.

We are kind of talking about the potential end of humanity, or civilization; at the very least we're speaking of the potential deaths of billions over the next couple hundred years. As a shared experience to fill the void, a collective effort toward mitigating/reversing/stalling climate change has always intrigued me. I certainly find it easier to believe in than religion.