Another uncle Jordan quote???
Or did you took if from oil company?
The science took us ahead, but the greed can lead to destruction if we polute water, destroy nature space, polute air, create greed and idiot people.
It's a matter of balance, and I'm not seing balance, just greed and stupidity.
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
The world has never been better for people. We've got this idiotic idea that nature is the Garden of Eden for people, when the reality is that it tries mighty hard to kill everyone all the time. So, we modify the environment to better accommodate our needs. When nature would have us die at 28 years old due to bacterial infection, we take antibiotics and overcome it. When nature would produce tiny amounts of edible fruits and grains, we maximize the yield and develop transportation of goods so that we can eat year round.
Our mastery over nature brings its own problems, but overall we improve the environment for humanity. We will eventually create the seeds of our own destruction, but it isn't going to be slight adjustments to the outdoor thermostat that does us in.
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