Brian wrote:
Do the members of this discussion group believe the hypothesis that we are
a "plague species" and that our population will crash in the next century
no matter what we as individuals or activist groups do?
I do not believe we are a "plagued species". Modern Civilization is most
I just read this book and found it disturbing
and rather convincing. It doesn't tend to promote empowerment since it
claims all our violent and eco-destructive tendencies are an inevitable
result of our our unique genetic abilities (altruism is also part of the
deal). according to this author
Brian:
>I just read this book [The Spirit in the Gene: Humanity's Proud Illusion and the Laws of Nature by Reg Morrison] and found it disturbing and rather convincing. It doesn't tend to promote empowerment since it claims all our violent and eco-destructive tendencies are an inevitable result of
Jeff Owens wrote poetry to live by. Thank you. That's a keeper. I would
only add that assuming our species will fail long-term need not make our
present life worse.
If we think the problem is too large
it is.
If we think the problem can be solved
it can.
If we spend all our time discussing
