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Thursday, November 24, 2016 1:25 AM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Thursday, November 24, 2016 1:43 AM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Thursday, November 24, 2016 1:49 AM
Thursday, November 24, 2016 2:04 AM
Thursday, November 24, 2016 2:36 AM
Thursday, November 24, 2016 3:03 AM
Thursday, November 24, 2016 3:15 PM
Thursday, November 24, 2016 8:58 PM
KPO
Sometimes you own the libs. Sometimes, the libs own you.
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: keeping this beautiful planet alive We've created many ways to give it a painful death - Through nuclear war, through global warming, through collapsing the intricate web of life that keeps us alive. What are we going to do about it?
Friday, November 25, 2016 9:04 AM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Friday, November 25, 2016 1:53 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: We've created many ways to give it a painful death - THROUGH NUCLEAR WAR, through global warming, through collapsing the intricate web of life that keeps us alive. What are we going to do about it?
Quote:Originally posted by kpo: Great question to ask after the election kiki. I guess we had more important things to worry about back then, like Hillary's emails. Yeah what the hell, it's only the planet.
Friday, November 25, 2016 2:12 PM
DEVERSE
Hey, Ive been in a firefight before! Well, I was in a fire. Actually, I was fired from a fry-cook opportunity.
Friday, November 25, 2016 2:43 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: With Trump - problem solved!
Friday, November 25, 2016 3:04 PM
Friday, November 25, 2016 3:22 PM
Quote:Originally posted by DEVERSE: Interesting thread, but I'm at a loss as to how the planet will die or be destroyed.
Quote: Humans could burn the planet with nuclear weapons, poison it with toxins and contaminate the soil, air and water with waste, but the only thing that is going to be destroyed by any of this is humanity.
Quote: And it isn't a matter of "if", but "when" humanity will become extinct.
Quote: After humans disappear, the planet will still be here, merrily orbiting the sun and life on the planet will continue, it just won't be human life.
Quote: And does the loss of humanity on the planet matter? To who or to what? I doubt the planet will shed a tear for the loss of humans and whatever life survives won't care either.
Quote:As for what to do about it?
Quote: Unfortunately, there isn't any way for humans to avoid the inevitable. It will happen when it happens and worrying about it solves nothing.
Friday, November 25, 2016 3:31 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Tokyo hit by first November snow in 54 years. http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/tokyo-hit-by-first-november-snow-in-54-years/ar-AAkG5NM?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Friday, November 25, 2016 3:33 PM
Quote:Originally posted by kpo: Glad you're so comforted by the thought of Trump's finger on the nuclear button!
Friday, November 25, 2016 4:51 PM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Quote:Glad you're so comforted by the thought of Trump's finger on the nuclear button!- KRAPO I AM!- KIKI
Saturday, November 26, 2016 9:42 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Tokyo hit by first November snow in 54 years. http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/tokyo-hit-by-first-november-snow-in-54-years/ar-AAkG5NM?OCID=ansmsnnews11 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121174251.htm US record high temperatures could outpace record lows 15 to 1
Saturday, November 26, 2016 9:57 AM
RIVERLOVE
Saturday, November 26, 2016 11:10 AM
Quote:Hypotheticals vs actual , real life events. -RAPPY
Saturday, November 26, 2016 11:45 AM
Saturday, November 26, 2016 12:54 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Hypotheticals vs actual , real life events.
Saturday, November 26, 2016 6:29 PM
THX
Quote:Originally posted by DEVERSE: Interesting thread, but I'm at a loss as to how the planet will die or be destroyed. Humans could burn the planet with nuclear weapons, poison it with toxins and contaminate the soil, air and water with waste, but the only thing that is going to be destroyed by any of this is humanity. ....
Monday, November 28, 2016 9:13 PM
WISHIMAY
Monday, November 28, 2016 9:43 PM
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 12:10 AM
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 3:11 AM
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 3:47 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Jack, I'm sure you've acquired many skills and might even like to know more. (Your post indicates you would.) What would you be willing to trade to learn something new and useful? Teach someone your skills? Do yard-work? Would you be willing to split the produce from your yard if someone came and showed you how to grow things?
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 5:10 AM
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 7:19 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Hypotheticals vs actual , real life events. -RAPPY Dood, this is where you act just like a know-nothing liberaloid. They have their religion, I guess, and you have yours. Real-life events: "The 10 warmest years in the 134-year record all have occurred since 2000, with the exception of 1998." But when did little things like FACTS ever slow you down?? Oh ... never. Sheesh. -----------
Thursday, December 1, 2016 5:57 AM
SHINYGOODGUY
Thursday, December 1, 2016 10:56 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: It's not so much about saving the planet, although we do need to change our mindset about our carelessness. it's really about saving our asses; you know...humans. This planet has withstood all manner of bombardment from the universe for millions of years, and we humans are but a pimple on the ass of Mother Earth. She's gonna keep right on spinning once we are long gone, and smile while doing her thing....hurtling through space. So we need to stop putzing around with the idiots who think that this planet will sustain us at the rate we're trashing the place. It's like anything else. We need to take care of "our house" or get dead pretty darn fast. It's that simple. Otherwise this Big Blue Marble will shrug her shoulders and keep right on spinning without us. SGG Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: keeping this beautiful planet alive We've created many ways to give it a painful death - Through nuclear war, through global warming, through collapsing the intricate web of life that keeps us alive. What are we going to do about it?
Friday, December 2, 2016 2:03 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: It's not so much about saving the planet, although we do need to change our mindset about our carelessness. it's really about saving our asses; you know...humans. This planet has withstood all manner of bombardment from the universe for millions of years, and we humans are but a pimple on the ass of Mother Earth. She's gonna keep right on spinning once we are long gone, and smile while doing her thing....hurtling through space. So we need to stop putzing around with the idiots who think that this planet will sustain us at the rate we're trashing the place. It's like anything else. We need to take care of "our house" or get dead pretty darn fast. It's that simple. Otherwise this Big Blue Marble will shrug her shoulders and keep right on spinning without us. SGG Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: keeping this beautiful planet alive We've created many ways to give it a painful death - Through nuclear war, through global warming, through collapsing the intricate web of life that keeps us alive. What are we going to do about it? Hope everyone is sitting down. Ready ? I agree. We DO need to do a better job in taking care of our home. Where we differ, I suspect, is the telling of fables and tall tales as a reason for why we need to do it. Much like how we tell ourselves we'd best behave, treat each other kindly, or God, Allah, Ra , etc... will come down and smite thee, and cast you into the pit of eternal peril, or some such. Be honest w/ folks. Don't lie. And don't meddle, as River would say...
Friday, December 2, 2016 5:31 AM
SECOND
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: This seems pretty primitive, I know. And it won't stop the US military from wasting resources and destroying countries. . . . It's a little bit like the question that went around during the Vietnam War - what if they called a war and nobody came? What if they called an economy and nobody joined in?
Quote: But by removing essential parts of your life from the official economy, you're putting choice back into your hands, and those of the people you cooperate with. The more you can get done locally, on your own - through cooperation and barter, through do-it-yourself and grow-your-own - the less you depend on the banks, on agribusiness, on transnational corporations. The fewer people those entities have under their control, the smaller the fraction of you life that they run, the weaker they get and the stronger you become.
Saturday, December 3, 2016 8:39 AM
Quote:Wow... 134 years, on a planet that's 4.2+ billion years old. And this coming from a community of " experts " who have been caught either promoting false data or flat out making shit up, all for the stated POLITICAL agenda of more and more centralized power and less freedom.
Saturday, December 3, 2016 9:21 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Wow... 134 years, on a planet that's 4.2+ billion years old. And this coming from a community of " experts " who have been caught either promoting false data or flat out making shit up, all for the stated POLITICAL agenda of more and more centralized power and less freedom. I've been through this with you, in detail, many times over. Looked at the East Anglia kerfuffle (it was all about one data point. ONE data point!) and all of the rest of the crap that you bring to the board about this topic. And WMD. Let's not forget your WMD obsession. You're useless on two topics. Not a fan of "one world order", RAPPY. I think you should have figured that out by now. But realistically, we're all living in one very crowded lifeboat by now. I agree with SGG: It's not about saving the earth, it's about saving us.
Saturday, December 3, 2016 11:11 PM
Sunday, December 4, 2016 12:26 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Oh, and I was right about WMD, so...
Sunday, December 4, 2016 3:17 PM
Quote:With Trump these obvious facts mean very little. G-R-E-E-D is the driving force.
Sunday, December 4, 2016 3:31 PM
Quote:We already know the answer to your first hypothetical question: The direct exposure of most Americans to war is limited to news sources and social media ...
Sunday, December 4, 2016 3:42 PM
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 3:14 AM
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 4:06 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Riverlove: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Oh, and I was right about WMD, so... Matt Damon searched for WMDs in 'Green Zone' and didn't find any. Not a single one. I should believe you over Matt Damon? Not..bloody..likely!
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 4:38 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Quote:With Trump these obvious facts mean very little. G-R-E-E-D is the driving force. We've done all this without Trump. How does that make 'us' the ungreedy good guys?
Thursday, December 8, 2016 12:01 AM
Quote:Actually, it's customary to blame the president for everything under the sun
Thursday, December 8, 2016 6:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Quote:Actually, it's customary to blame the president for everything under the sun Dood, Trump isn't president yet. Or didn't YOU get the memo?
Thursday, December 8, 2016 12:12 PM
Thursday, December 8, 2016 12:15 PM
Thursday, December 8, 2016 6:56 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Thanks to 150 years of concerted efforts by humanity, the planet as we know it is gasping its last breath.
Quote: Are we going to fold our hands and go down with it? Or are we going to do something? By the deafening silence, I'm hearing a vote for 'flush ourselves down the toilet'. Is that the consensus?
Thursday, December 8, 2016 9:09 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Pass the mashed 'taters when you're done, thanks.
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