Global Warming: Long term observations yield unsurprising results

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I have a question though that maybe someone more versed in this topic will know. Aren't we going to run out of fossil fuel to burn somewhat soon? Won't this problem work itself out in a weird sort of way?

Eventually we will run out of fossil fuels. But I don't think "somewhat soon" is accurate, in human terms.

And the real question is, is the carbon held in those fossil fuels enough to fuck us up? Because we could, in theory, burn them all up in one day, and that would end the burning of fossil fuels -- but it wouldn't end the consequences of that event.

What is the estimation for running out? When I was a child they said that it could very well happen within my lifetime. Now I never hear it discussed at all.