On 2 April 2014 06:31, John Clark <johnkcl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 5:38 PM, LizR <lizj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yeah I like thorium too. I realise it isn't the universal panacea but >> seems like a good bet if handled carefully. >> > > It's a bit off topic but all my life I've heard people say X is NOT a > panacea but never once heard anyone say Y IS a panacea. For something to be > meaningful contrasts is needed, If absolutely nothing in the observable > universe is a panacea the word would be as useless as if everything was a > panacea. >
The term is a little dated with the invention of antibiotics etc. It's basically the same as "cure-all". > > > if oil production is still increasing, >> > > It is. > > >> > that isn't good news for the environment. >> > > If increasing oil production keeps 7 billion large mammals (who happen to > be my favorite animal) happier healthier and more prosperous than if oil > were not increasing I would say increasing oil production is very good news > for the human race. Does that mean that some other animals in the > environment that aren't on my top ten list will suffer as a result? > Probably. > That isn't the point. The point is that increasing pollution is bad for *humanity*. Since you're replying to a straw man I won't bother with the rest of your post. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
