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26th Apr 2017runhot commented on:
Countdown to disasterI'm not particularly worried about climate change myself. I know that much of what has been reported in the name of science is being manipulated for political reasons. That doesn't mean I think we should disrespect our planet, however I understand that climate change will occur naturally regardless of what man does. Must man be so egocentric to believe everything is a result of his actions? Air pollution is real up to a point but political manipulators are bringing pseudoscience to the table with wild overblown falsehoods. Carbon dioxide (different entirely from carbon monoxide) is a naturally occurring substance that is essential to carbon based life forms. It is a carbon atom covelently bonded to two oxygen atoms. Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide. It is hardly a pollutant as claimed by some. We have too many well meaning folks too ready to believe in the bad science. The truth is according to the second law of thermodynamics the entire univers (and hence our planet) is in decay. We cannot stop it. And, essentially our planet will simply wear out, cool and become inhabitable. Why do you think NASA is working to bring mankind to other worlds? The good news is none of us will live to see our planet die. We are much more likely to destroy ourselves in a nuclear Holocaust first! This doesn't mean we do nothing but we need not shut down our clean coal plants, stop driving, or turn off the heat to our homes to save the planet. Earth will die as our sun will also far in the future. Overall in the grand scheme of millions or even billions of years what we do is actually of marginal effect. The real benefit in limiting actual pollutants is relative to the here and now. Less pollution allows us to live longer healthier lives. But, again the inevitable can only be delayed. As I mentioned to a friend the other day, I saw a billboard that claimed 60% of all people of a particular gender died of a specific disease and I quipped "100 % of people will die of something.". In other words if we totally cure everybody so that no person dies of a specific disease those folks will still eventually die of some other malady! We are not immortal and neither is our planet. Such is nature. We must avoid listening to the rabid sensationalized news media claims, half truths, misinformation, disinformation and foolishness they disseminate in micro bursts of noisy ingnorance to get their ratings. They are for the most part totally useless.ViewDate:
26th Apr 2017runhot commented on:
Is political correctness in our modern society, being taken too far or have we got the balance right? What are your views?In some ways political correctness is an absurdity. There is a vast difference between what is inappropriate and what should be illegal. Subjecting people to ridicule who have different opinions who do not agree with progressive or globalist ideology for example is in itself a form of oppression. The notion that we must ourselves only think as a particular belief system requires. One cannot reject others freedom to believe or think differently simply because what they think is different than what we believe. That is intolerant and oppressive itself. We must not substitute politics for religion and live our lives based on political beliefs as the cornerstone of our identity.