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originally posted by: and14263
a reply to: kloejen
I haven't 'seriously' expressed any of my views, your platform doesn't deserve it.
Maybe you encourage off topic chat because your approach is weak.
originally posted by: MiddleInitial
a reply to: 00018GE
Is your username a Martin Guitar reference?
On topic: I think we all have to understand that earth has its own cycles. Do we ruin ecosystems? Pollute? Hell yes. We should try to fix what we can in practical ways. Carbon tax = bad.
originally posted by: kloejen
originally posted by: testingtesting
People are too stupid and selfish to care about the future as long as their life doesn't change they don't give a toss.
I have come to the conclusion we are buggered.
People hate science and I blame the education system for dumbing down so many.
I totally agree. First when they stand in 7 feet of water, they will acknowledge the fact, althou too late. These ppl have been deluded, and now gotta pay with their lives? I'd still say we help them -- hey we are only human. Sometimes nature will clear the real stupid thou, but then they can blame that invisible man in the sky...
Sad #, in a tough world
Why panic and argue?
originally posted by: testingtesting
People are too stupid and selfish to care about the future as long as their life doesn't change they don't give a toss.
I have come to the conclusion we are buggered.
People hate science and I blame the education system for dumbing down so many.
originally posted by: testingtesting
People are too stupid and selfish to care about the future as long as their life doesn't change they don't give a toss.
I have come to the conclusion we are buggered.
People hate science and I blame the education system for dumbing down so many.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: testingtesting
It seems to be a deeply ingrained feature of human instinct to resist change until it is absolutely necessary. We've be quite successful with that evolutionary tactic. Thing is, change on a multi-decade level can be hard to relate to. Thing is, on that timescale people have a hard time getting beyond, "What's it going to cost me and what's in it for me?" The 21st century has not done much to assuage that point of view.
Thing is, few realize that allowing technology to "fix" what we've screwed up already will give us more than the actual "fix" will provide.
One day, garbage dumps will be resource mines. Or not.
It seems to be a deeply ingrained feature of human instinct to resist change until it is absolutely necessary.