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| From | The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, rec.arts.sf.written, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, alt.astronomy |
| Subject | Re: The Achitects of Fear are at it again... |
| Date | 2018-03-15 23:19 -0700 |
| Organization | Netfront http://www.netfront.net/ |
| Message-ID | <5AAB61EE.126A@ix.netcom.com> (permalink) |
| References | <5AA4346A.19C4@ix.netcom.com> <Tbadne0U1pvORjfHnZ2dnUU7-T_NnZ2d@giganews.com> <fh0l95Folc9U1@mid.individual.net> <1817517.oMNUckLgyt@PointedEars.de> |
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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote: > > Greg Goss wrote: > > > Hägar <hsahm@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Mother Nature seems to have a way to clean up the messes we make. > >> She can do it with new diseases, natural catastrophes such as earth > >> quakes or tsunamis, or even the far in between meteorite impact, > >> which apparently wiped out most of the life forms during a long > >> ago epoch in world history. > > To assume that diseases and natural catastrophes are a godly punishment for > "bad" deeds reveals a shockingly medieval thinking. Instead, humanity > usually creates its own problems by not living in equilibrium with its > environment, and in general by not thinking (far enough) ahead: > > - Diseases spread a lot easier if the majority of the population does not > have access to clean water and, due to constant warfare and corrupt > governments, does not have the opportunity to be educated how to live > healthy lives and to live those healthy lives (including proper > nutrition). They also spread easier if (large populations of) animals are > held in captivity, and cannot live healthy lives (not least because they > come in contact with pathogens that are uncommon in or counteracted by > conditions of their natural habitat). > > - Earthquakes are unavoidable on this planet, but if construction work would > consider them more, the results would be less devastating. > > - Tsunamis are the natural result of submarine earthquakes. But again, > if early warning systems would receive more support, the affected > population could at least be evacuated earlier. And in the aftermath, > if there would be more international support, life could go on earlier > for those people. > > - Probably _asteroid_ impacts are meant, because meteorites hardly cause any > considerable damage. In that case, if humanity would support better the > existing plans to at least deter asteroids, they would not be that much > of a concern. > > - The author has forgotten to mention hurricanes and their side effects. > While they cannot be avoided, virtually all experts agree that their > frequency and intensity, and thus the devastation they cause, is increased > by climate change, namely the increasing average temperature of sea water > where they usually originate and on their path to the islands and the > continents where they cause the most destruction. The cause of > hurricanes is well-understood, but some people still refuse to see the > connection. > > - The author has also forgotten to mention wildfires. Again, they would not > be that intense and devastating if maximum temperatures simply were lower, > and they could be prevented or at least fought easier if the short-sighted > human-caused destruction of natural habitats for profit would not throw > the local water cycle off balance. > > And so on. > > >> We are multiplying like sewer rats and treating our environment just like > >> that > > (Much better.) There is no argument about that. > > >>and then one day it's that straw-man of "Global Warming" […] > > The amok-crossposting author has no clue about global warming – or what a > strawman argument is. > > If you read <http://climate.nasa.gov/> carefully, you do not need to be a > "Liberal" to realize that there is actually a problem with this planet’s > temperature, and that it is caused by humans; you only do not need to make > up your own facts. > > PointedEars > -- > “Science is empirical: knowing the answer means nothing; > testing your knowledge means everything.†> —Dr. Lawrence M. Krauss, theoretical physicist, > in “A Universe from Nothing†(2009) wow, that's a lot of garbage you just through in here... PointedEars???? a trekke fan?
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The Achitects of Fear are at it again... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-03-10 11:39 -0800
Re: The Achitects of Fear are at it again... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-03-10 14:37 -0800
Re: The Achitects of Fear are at it again... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-03-10 15:00 -0800
Re: The Achitects of Fear are at it again... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-03-14 10:57 -0700
Re: The Achitects of Fear are at it again... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-03-14 11:58 -0700
Re: The Achitects of Fear are at it again... "Bast" <fakename@nomail.invalid> - 2018-03-15 11:25 -0400
Re: The Achitects of Fear are at it again... Hägar <hsahm@yahoo.com> - 2018-03-15 13:45 -0700
Re: The Achitects of Fear are at it again... Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-03-15 19:34 -0600
Re: The Achitects of Fear are at it again... Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-03-16 04:13 +0100
Re: The Achitects of Fear are at it again... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-03-15 23:19 -0700
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