Why be so pessimistic? Humans have made many changes to the good. Just follow the adventures of a handful of people who have saved our National Park System such as Yellowstone and Yosemite. The Ken Burns documentary was very inspiring. You will be amazed what can happen when people's personal comfort and safety are at stake how fast they can respond. If people don't fix things themselves, nature will do it for them.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Publius Maximus" <[email protected]> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Re: In Bangladesh, climate change is a matter of life and death These arguments are like a many-headed hydra. The fact is, man cannot control man, much less the weather. This whole charade is nothing more than a thinly veiled effort at the former, under the audacious pretense of the latter. If indeed this is the culmination of human existence, that we conclude the air we exhale is a dangerous poison to the earth, and we must therefore inflict upon ourselves the fiercest economic punishment as a form of both distributive justice and corrective political remedy, mankind is pathetic indeed. All this in the name of humanism, no less. At moments like these it is helpful to remember this little blue ball whirls around the sun at the right distance to sustain life, only by the grace of God. "I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit." (Ecclesiastes 1:14) In this case I like the Catholic translation as well: "... it is like chasing the wind." Or in this case, like chasing methane, ozone and carbon dioxide. Sigh. - Publius _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cf04bc29df654624a2a98cd8d55fa...@dual ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
