[TheForge] Re: Abana Tape rentals (yak)

Sat Nov 1 15:19:01 2003

But you see, thats the point. We're not "saving" the earth, we're 
working to preserve for as long as possible an ecosystem conducive to 
our own survival.  I say as long as possible,  since stars and planets 
and their orbits have finite lives.  The very self absorbed stupidity 
that drives the bad behavior you would think would moderate the 
behaivior as well, but as long as the truly bad ramifications are 
several lifetimes away, it is too easy to defer.   In the end, it should 
be ok, since ecosystems seem to be self balancing --- too many rabbits 
means more coyotes means less rabbits means less coyotes.   Since we 
keep engineering our way around nature's gentler controls I just wonder 
what the ecosystem is cooking up for us?  Microbes or insects?

Charles

Michael Horgan wrote:

> Certainly true, Charles, but do we really want to leave it to the 
> cockroaches?
>
> Michael
>
> At 11:24 AM 11/1/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>
>> I don't know any sane person that professes a desire to harm the 
>> environment either, but I do know a lot of people that almost 
>> actively avoid educating themselves on the environmental 
>> ramifications of their actions, and will cling to the most absurd an 
>> unsubstantiated defenses of clearly harmful practices ( as well as 
>> people that deport themselves equally poorly on the other side of the 
>> spectrum).   The truth is, no matter what we do the earth with 
>> probably still have an "environment" , it just mught not be one 
>> hospitible for us, although as always, something will thrive in it.
>>
>>
>> Charles
>>
>>
>>
>> Darrell wrote:
>>
>>> I don't know any one that is anti environmental. I AM one of MANY 
>>> that are
>>> anti environmentalist. When you forget who is at the top of the food 
>>> chain
>>> and ascribe RIGHTS to the food you end up with some pretty stupid
>>> regulations.
>>> Darrell
>>>
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