Cynicism would be hard pressed to be softened when critical minds see the substrata of society as being the flimsy and portentous foundation that it is; the ground under our feet is no longer secure, no longer stable. The world is in flux and no one really knows beyond speculation what the future will bring. Currently the weight of the elite is bowing the supports beyond capacity. We need to get these gluttonous maggots off our backs; to hell with bailouts and bonuses. Each unto his own sphere is all well and good when there is no infringement or imposition upon others. The people are mere sheep for harvest, cogs in the wheel of fortunes for the elite class that also has back pocket military should the need arise. I'd have to agree that we've lost our base survival skills and dependency upon specializations including the genetic modification of our food resources may in fact become the detriment that pushes us to the brink of extinction; but might the planet be better off then?
On Jun 5, 12:01 pm, Ash <[email protected]> wrote: > " 'Hypothetically lets say', I love that line because it opens up a > cornucopia of possibilities, a world of make believe. Unfortunately I > don't work on that level." > > Fortunately, neither do I, but I can, the way of the freer mind wouldn't > you say? I can very much agree with any of Pat, Orn, Molly, (the late) > Fidds and you as I can relate to many dimension of experience and > knowledge. Is that efficient or effective, perhaps not by most > standards, 'each unto his own sphere doth follow'. It is many times an > unfortunate state and cannot recommend it for another. > > "An old member, gruff, whom I had many disagreements with on this, > insisted that humanity is progressing but in minute increments > throughout history, to which I disagree and view as more the decline and > regression that I see as apparent in the current cycle." > > The stressors in natural selection reward survival under rather extreme > circumstances, to an extent we've beaten that off with our high degree > of specialization. Be that as it may, nature laughs last, and it is a > matter of time, we can only compensate so much before our ability to > survive becomes hinged on hyper specialization. It is a house of cards, > but that is another concern to add to the list of scientific > advancements and population. > > "What idiocy in this highly technological world allows such incidences > as the oil catastrophe in the US Gulf of Mexico?" > > The same kind that disregards a governance by merit and substantiation > in sound science. :) > > "Morons are we? Quite right. There is not indication that we are any > further ahead that we were in the pre-industrial world." > > We've become very specialized at great costs, but the opportunity to > learn from our mistakes is ever present. Mankind is in it's infancy. We > could discuss at length the lack of veracity in public discourse, and a > critical examination leads one to a cynical view of matters (rightly). > It is hard not to equate ignorance with malice, perhaps we need to take > CRIMINAL negligence a little more seriously. People will eventually tire > of even the feigned harikari on display. No excuses, they fully knew and > did not care and everyone will pay for it. Still, this is a lesson, > whether intentional (not referring to God here) or not and we > collectively need to take a look at what brought things to this point.
