No, Valdis. There *is* no saving us. We are hostage to our environment, and nothing we do or don't do will change that. We can make less or more of an impact on our environment by being good stewards, but in the final analysis one large metorite or one Kracow can change the earth's environment in less time than it takes us to think about what we can do to improve it.
Ask the people of New Orleans how much good their levees did them. Or the people around Mt. St. Helens how much all their preparations helped. It is only man's hubris that makes him think that he can change the earth's environment in any significant way, for better or for worse. Note that I am *not* saying that we should do whatever we like. I firmly believe we should do the best we can to take care of the earth to the best of our capabilities. But to think that we could stop the oceans from rising ten feet by controlling our emissions is the heighth of arrogance and foolishness. We could bankrupt the world economy and the oceans would still rise ten feet, if that's what's going to happen (not that I think for one minute that they will.) --On Monday, November 30, 2009 15:31:21 -0600 valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: > > On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:06:46 CST, Paul Schmehl said: >> Recent evidence shows that the globe is again cooling > > So the CO2 emissions are the only things saving us, right Paul? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_Angels_%28science_fiction_novel%29 > > -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
