So, I posted this short rant on my Facebook wall yesterday and I thought it might be a decent discussion piece:
only humans could be arrogant enough to think that we could destroy or damage large parts of earth’s ecosystems and natural defenses and not manage to change the earth detrimentally. we have paved over, removed, and added things to the land, air, and water, which, even when naturally occurring, do not occur at the rates and levels we have contributed to them.
the earth may have had natural rhythms and periods of warming and cooling, but that’s when left alone with what earth had on its own. what we’ve done to it over the past couple centuries in the name of making our lives easier and some of us richer, cannot – absolutely cannot – have not had any effect. i don’t need any friggin graphs, charts, or studies to tell me that. i just need to not be stupid to know it.
only humans could be arrogant and stupid enough to believe that all we’ve done to it would not make a detrimental difference in the earth’s well being. arrogant and stupid, that about sums us up.
Jump!
It definitely spawned discussion, with some great responses and of course a few deniers in attendance. It provided some lively and some frustrating conversation.
Also want to post a website that was recently pointed out to me that I absolutely love, and use in my Climate Change discussions now. It’s called The Dake Page. Check it out!
So how you doin’? 😀