People want to be Domesdayers Personally I think that is because they do not want to be responsible for their part on what is occurring. I noticed in the news todays that the republicans are wanting to cut the budget to create a debt free nation,, what you do not hear from them is taking the responsibility for creating the debt in the first place. The responsibility lies on the other guy. Allan
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 10:48 PM, ornamentalmind <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, it is common to ignore and/or 'miss' the trend. Of course there > is "much that is good in humanity and our advances". My commentary is > not intended to deny that. All that is being said is that for the > first era in human history we are destroying the planet's ability to > support life in many ways. This is all...and there is no special > 'privy' involved...all it takes is the willingness to research and > study it. It is clear and obvious to many today. > > On Apr 5, 8:13 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Strange how people are I guess. I notice no such trend. In fact I see > > much that is good in humanity and our advances, I simply do see any > > evidance that we are moving down a path of self annilhilation and I'm > > somewhat supprised of your doomsaying here OM. Are you privy to some > > data that the rest of us are not perhaps? > > > > On Apr 5, 6:10 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Unless humanity recognizes the unity of all, our current path towards > > > self annihilation is unstoppable. > > > > > On Apr 4, 6:55 pm, the taoist shaman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > now MAYBE im a LITTLE CRAZY but it seams to > > > > me that the direction we are hedding ( like a stream whose path is > > > > directed by the mountain as it erodes the mountain , until its path > > > > is eched out , and not easily broken away from ) is in the wrong > > > > direction , ... why ?........ the answer is as vast as the expance of > > > > the void of that which is unknown <------ see anyone can sound > > > > politician like ------- > > > > > > Ash wrote: > > > > > Not at all pessimistic Malcolm, I keep hearing depressing news > about my old > > > > > highschool. Teachers overworked, theyve changed it from an > alternative to an > > > > > urban school with higher student ratios. They teach using computers > a lot > > > > > and the kids mostly slack off visiting facebook and youtube, there > is a lot > > > > > less one-on-one contact and interaction based learning. To top it > off all > > > > > this is because of no child left behind crap and teachers are so > overworked > > > > > they are doing their best just to teach to the test and pass them > along. > > > > > Someone will have to deal with it eventually while kids keep > getting by on > > > > > as little as possible fundamental skills and perpetual remedial > panaceas. > > > > > Not pessimist at all! They are destroying public education, and all > the > > > > > teachers know it. :(- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- ( ) I_D Allan If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
