> From: Andrew Crystall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> On 30 Jun 2002 at 14:32, The Fool wrote:
> 
> > > From: Andrew Crystall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > 
> > > On 29 Jun 2002 at 22:47, The Fool wrote:
> > > 
> > > > The problem is you can fit every single person in the world
> > > > (~6,000,000,000) in approximately half the state of Texas. 
Giving
> > > > each the space of about 30ft x 30ft.  Before you realize that
> > > > people live in families, marriages / children etcetera which
> > > > reduces the Total area drastically.  Before you also realize the
> > > > people can live above one another in apartments and high-rise
> > > > skyscrapers.
> > > 
> > > Standard of living. Biosphere.
> > >  
> > > > Those environmental extremists are FULL OF SHIT.
> > > 
> > > No, YOU are.
> > 
> > Prove to me that the entire farmland of the U.S. can't feed a
> > population 10x as big as the 6b now living.
> > 
> > Prove to me that 60b people can't fit on the earth.
> > 
> > Prove to me that 99% of all human waste can't be recycled.
> > 
> > Prove to me that the Sun can't provide 100% of all energy needs for a
> > 60b population.
> 
> No, the burden of proof on statements like that is ON YOU. If you 
> want to SPECULATE, because that is what you're doing, on future 
> technology, then you must prove the viability of these things. 

So what you are saying is that you can't or won't back up your statements
about world population / etcetera in any way with any data, and are
calling for massive genocide, along the lines the holocaust.

> I can only apply the criteria we have with MODERN technology, and 
> what can reasonable be extrapoltaed in the next few years. I CANNOT 
> stake the Human race on possible developments in technology.
> 
> You're playing with what if's. So that's ours - WHAT IF we DON'T make 
> those breakthroughs? WHAT IF we can't look beyond the next few years, 
> and end up in a trap?

You are playing with what ifs.

> I prefer to look forwards. To use, as we say.. "Today's techologies, 
> today's soloutions". To present a solotion to every problem rather 
> than just the problem as the Greeners do. You're lumping us all 
> together.

In what way can't *todays* technologies do any of those things I listed?

> I lump you together too, true. I call you "Dangers to the Human 
> Race".

You are the real danger to the human race.  You are a cancer, just like
the Taliban and the authoritarian dictators who killed hundreds of
millions in the past century.

> > > Understand that I am Eco Realist (or Eco Nazi to the greens), not a
> > > tree hugging backwards-looking utterly unrealistic Greener.
> > > 
> > > But statements like your prove that you don't get the issues, are
> > > basically uninformed and are a good reason why this list has gone
to
> > > hell.
> > 
> > You are an idiot.
> 
> I suggest you take a hard look at the facts. Not extrapolation which 
> goes FAR beyond the current facts. You are THIS || close to every 
> single one of your posts going in the trashcan.

I look at facts.  Where are your facts?

> And bringing a lot nearer the day I unsubscribe from Brin-L for good, 
> because the list is pushing that way.

And sounding just like that Kirsten person just before she went.

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