by Dreams End » Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:32 pm
As long as he goes first. From the man himself:<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>I do not bear any ill will toward humanity. However, I am convinced that the world WOULD clearly be much better off without so many of us. Simply stopping the destruction of rainforests would help mediate some current planetary ills, including the release of previously unknown pathogens. The ancient Chinese curse "may you live in interesting times" comes to mind -- we are living in one of the most interesting times humans have ever experienced. For example, consider the manifold effects of global warming. We need to make a transition to a sustainable world. If we don't, nature is going to do it for us in ways of her own choosing. By definition, these ways will not be ours and they won't be much fun. Think about that.<br><br>If you don't believe me, read Richard Heinberg's "The Party's Over," Sean Nee's one page commentary "The Great Chain of Being" in Nature (2005, vol.435<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :p --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/tongue.gif ALT=":p"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> age 429), and Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs, and Steel." <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~varanus/Everybody.html">link</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br>Who's that Heinberg fellow, anyway? <p></p><i></i>