why does that matter?

enigmatic smile asked:


Climate change is real, and nobody has questioned that. The argument is whether it is attributable to human activity. In the last analysis, why does that matter? It is probably not solely attributable to what we are doing, but can anyone doubt that we are contributiong to the problem?

Underlying the problem are the twin malignancies of pollution and overpopulation. The poor planet cannot deal with exploding billions — billions — of occupants with an insatiable thirst for raw materials, energy, water, and, of course and ultimately, economic advantage at any cost.

And the politicos argue about such inanities/insanities as gay marriage, stem cell research and abortion rights. Gay marriage should be encouraged and rewarded, stem cell research hurts no one and benefits people with awful diseases, and the question as to abortion is not whether it should be permitted, but whether it should be required. There are already too many people; children are starving and being slaughtered and horribly treated around the world; senseless, destructive wars are being fought over control of precious resources; human rights are in the garbage can; religious nut cases are strapping explosives to themselves and killing anyone that doesn’t agree with their version of divine intent; our own government is spying on us.

It was long ago demonstrated that if you put a few rats in a cage, they get along fine. If you put a lot of rats in a cage, they begin to fight and bite.

Yours truly,
Just Another Rat

Environmental Education

3 Responses to “why does that matter?”

1. Water Pollution on February 11th, 2010 12:43 am

   Air Pollution

   Climate change is natural. Man could not stop it or start it. if you except that it is man made then the only workable solution is to kill off about half of man kind.

   I vote for the environmentalist half.

2. Air Pollution on February 14th, 2010 11:39 am

   pollution

   First of all, we are not rats, we are people. Animal behavior observations moved to human activity predictions does not have many good results. The last time this modus was applied ended up in millions of Jews being killed in Germany.

   You argument is moot, academic and doesn’t deserve to leave a college campus.

3. Environmental Education on February 17th, 2010 4:34 pm

   Air Conditioning

   Running out of fuel is one thing but, running out of food is when the rats eat each other.

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