Living beyond our means: second earth needed

[DeepIron]

Originally Posted by August

I disagree with just about everything in this post except what your good friend said.

Edit: Oh and I had some bison steak just the other night. Not bad eating for a "vanished" animal...

Well my friend was waxing sarcastic at the time and he doesn't see any long-term continuation of the Human species either. Humans will come and humans will go, but the planet will continue on...

As for Clarke's observation: That certainly remains to be seen doesn't it? Our "intelligence" is at the root of the problem IMO. We "intelligently" bend nature to our will to benefit our race but we evidently don't know (or don't care as the case may be) about the long term consequences. The current belief is that we're "trashing the planet". Now, is that anyway for a truly intelligent race to act?

I just really like Ripley's quote as I believe it rings true more frequently than we'd like to admit. Exxon made record profits last quarter and US taxpayers will foot the bill for the $700B Bailout. I can't think of two more shining examples of being "screwed" over for a percentage.

Anyway, the whole point is, ummm... pointless... It's highly doubtful that any of us participating in this forum will be around to see the end of it anyway...

(But personally, I look forward to Revelations 21:1-4 myself)