Re: What to read after reading Harry Potter and Percy Jackson?
@Chris
I agree that authors shouldn't shove their beliefs down the reader's throat unless the motivation of the character to say things like that is well laid out before it happens, or unless the book is in a genre where that would be expected.
However, global warming is sadly a fact, even if predictive models are far from perfect, and the huge majority of scientists all over the world, regardless of political or religious leanings agree that it's going to be a serious problem within the next century, even if they don't agree on many of the specifics.
The earth's environment is a delicate thing, no matter how you believe it was created, and eventually certain events will throw off that balance. I don't know why that is such an unbelievable concept, given that volcanos and asteroids have done it before in recent centuries... Do you have so little faith in the power of Humanity to effect our reality? If so, and if you believe in God, isn't that kind of an insult to God's power as we were made in God's image? After all, maybe this is part of why the second coming is going to happen, because of the short sighted greed and complacency which lead to us destroying the very world that God gave to us to enjoy.
And if you don't believe in global warming specifically, it's still impossible for anyone capable of observation to honestly ignore the damage that pollution does to the environment around us, nor the many first hand stories of those who lived in times before the clean air act or those who currently live in countries without any decent regulations.
Even if you're family or community relies on industries that contribute heavily to it, you can still admit that it's a problem that needs to be improved. Doing otherwise would simply be sticking your head in the sand and being too selfish and afraid to admit the truth because it's easier to live with it that way.
So yeah, pollution is everyone's problem and has been since the start of the industrial age, therefore it's extremely relevant to the social dialogue, which means that if an author is writing a character who isn't a robot who also doesn't care about current music, fashion, food, moral, and political views, it's probably going to come up at some point.
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