[Mind's Eye] Re: are we as a global society moving forward or backward?

I guess we must try and make it good while it lasts.

On Apr 7, 6:34 am, ornamentalmind <ornsmindseyes...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Of course no one knows whether humanity will survive in the near
> future. It IS known that our planet will not in the long run. It is
> also known based on today's science that 'we' can't make it in outer
> space nor on most other planets.
>
> One only has intuition and/or the historical and current trends and
> events to use for predictions…oh, wait…some might use a theological
> book.
>
> Regardless, besides the above, it is a simple fallacy to assume what
> the future will be in arguments.
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> On Apr 6, 3:29 am, the taoist shaman <bryan...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > we will survive as a race , but change seems to be on the horizon ,
> > will we make change for ourselves , or will it be forced apon us , if
> > you say that sounds too reminiscent of a personal matter , consider
> > again the unity of life as a single being , im made of millions of
> > cells that live , proform a function , and die , independently , while
> > each     unknowingly works tward the same goal. are we ourselve so
> > different from ourselves ?
>
> > use of oil goes up so does population
>
> > oil dissapears w/out replacement so does population
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> > leerevdoug...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > > The we disagree my dearest Omy!
>
> > > I was dwelling on this last night, and what I think is that as violent
> > > a species as we are if you are correct then the inevitable wars for
> > > resources will be fought, many people on all sides will die and thus
> > > the human population will be diminished.
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> > > We are, in common with all other life on this planet, at the mercy of
> > > mother nature and her natural rules and laws.  As such if compatition
> > > for resources becomes too much, the inevitable outcome is the thining
> > > of the heard.  Nature has many ways of doing this war amongst our
> > > selves is only one tool.
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> > > No mate looking long long term I think this planet will be sustaining
> > > human life and others for a bloody long time yet, well past my death
> > > and that of my great grand children.  Heh and I intend to live for at
> > > least another 1000 years.
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> > > Of course you realise that I attach no morality to my words here.
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> > > On Apr 5, 9:48 pm, ornamentalmind <ornsmindseyes...@yahoo.com> 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.
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> > > > On Apr 5, 8:13 am, "leerevdoug...@googlemail.com" <l...@rdfmedia.com>
> > > > wrote:
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> > > > > 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?
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> > > > > On Apr 5, 6:10 am, ornamentalmind <ornsmindseyes...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > Unless humanity recognizes the unity of all, our current path towards
> > > > > > self annihilation is unstoppable.
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> > > > > > On Apr 4, 6:55 pm, the taoist shaman <bryan...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > 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 -------
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> > > > > > > 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
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