----- Original Message ----- From: "Forstater, Mathew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Once when I was giving a job talk for a position that was a joint appt in economics and environmental studies, after a long day of individual and group interviews with faculty and students of both programs, after going through all the above, elaborating during a long q and a period, someone in the audience asked me: "but why does it matter if humanity survives [or survives longer than the amount of time it will take to wear out the earth if we continue on the present path]?" Mat =================== And the answer is? ;-> Ian
