This may sound anihilistic---but why should science and politics fear the (natural) seld induced disappearance of the the human man species---and its consequential (possible) replacement with other beings---better equipped and endowed to cope and survive--the vagaries of a system that--man has only been successful in boiling up?
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 3:30 PM, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interesting. I wonder what the unforeseen consequences would be and > whether we would be able to identify them with this device, should it > be used. > You could have a bigger one with a space ladder. > > > On Jul 15, 1:27 am, Sam Carana <[email protected]> wrote: > > George, > > > > Here's a link to one of my posts describing geoengineering methods: > http://j.mp/spacehose > > > > Cheers! > > Sam Carana > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:07 PM, Georges Metanomski <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Sam: > > >> George, > > > > >> What are your thoughts on geoengineering, such as cloud > > >> brightening > > >> and other methods to reflect more sunshine back into > > >> space? > > > > >> Cheers! > > >> Sam Carana > > > ================= > > > G: > > > Hi Sam, nice to hear from you. > > > Of course, not greenhouse reduction, but some sort of > > > compensating for decreasing reflection power of melting > > > ices makes any theoretical sense. > > > As for practical I don't know most, so please, could you > > > send me links? > > > > > Only one I heard about is the proposal of some Japanese > > > to paint everything paintable, like roots, roofs, etc. > > > in white. Would have to be sturdy paint to hold the trafic, > > > wouldn't it? Economically hardly tenable, even theoretically. > > > I take such ideas with a grain of salt, but like to stay > > > open minded, so send me links. > > > > > Mankind thinking of influencing climate looks to me like a > > > mosquito trying to push around an elephant. All our nukes > > > would not deviate a single hurricane. > > > > > And yet, a collapse of the Yang Tse damm would tilt the > > > planet of its orbit. > > > > > So, don't know what to think and don't think thinking will do > > > much good. Worst case planning would be my answer (that would > > > still involve thinking). > > > > > Let me repeat bottom lines of my essay: > > > > > QUOTE > > > You may trigger an avalanche by pulling the trigger of your > > > gun, but you won't stop it by pushing back the trigger. > > > > > Which actions seem advisable in this light? > > > > > 1.Dissociate GW from Pollution, a distinct, equally critical > > > problem, which should be investigated in its own context, > > > unaffected by political divagations about the GW. > > > > > 2.Admit that GW is inevitable and start immediately to plan > > > actions aiming at saving millions endangered by inundations, > > > (expatriation, artificial islands, etc.) and other > > > sequels of the GW. > > > UNQUOTE > > > > > Cheers > > > Georges. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Epistemology" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<epistemology%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en. > > -- nubiaafrika.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en.
