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

I believe that there is a very strong chance that you are correct in
believing that we are now destroying the plane'ts ability to support
life.
We probably always have done so but at a far slower pace.

What concerns me is that there are those who believe that we are NOT,
in spite of the scientific outcry, killing the planet.

It seems to me that our best posture is to believe that we are, even
if it turns out that we are not, and try to take the steps recommended
by the scientific community
to preserve our planet.

The earth, of course, will eventually die. The sun will engulf us. I
believe in inductive reasoning. Of course our sun could be different
to every other sun. Anyway the longer the organic life of our planet
then the longer the life of our species. I am loving my temporary
existence I want more generations to have the same fun.

Malcolm

On Apr 6, 8:48 am, 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.
>
> 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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