Just My Imagination, Running Away....

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dko1951

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Imagine, if you will, a “being” so large it could place our planet on a slide under a microscope and observe what was occurring on this tiny speck. All of the forms of life that exist together on this tiny orb at first glance, co-existing in apparent harmony. Then, after studying it for some time, that “being” realized there was one life form that was destroying the other life forms and was consuming with great voracity all of the required elements that would sustain life seemingly for eternity.
Now, an intelligent being could only presume that this destructive life form was some type of virus or an invasive bacteria and that eventually this tiny living orb would create a means to deal with this, much like most living creatures this "being" had witnessed doing the same when they were infected. But, what this "being" was seeing was the destructive life form was able to fight off all that the tiny orb threw at it. The “being” then realized that this life form would eventually destroy itself once the orb could no longer support its behavior. The end.
 

dko1951 said:
Imagine, if you will, a “being” so large it could place our planet on a slide under a microscope and observe what was occurring on this tiny speck. All of the forms of life that exist together on this tiny orb at first glance, co-existing in apparent harmony. Then, after studying it for some time, that “being” realized there was one life form that was destroying the other life forms and was consuming with great voracity all of the required elements that would sustain life seemingly for eternity.
Now, an intelligent being could only presume that this destructive life form was some type of virus or an invasive bacteria and that eventually this tiny living orb would create a means to deal with this, much like most living creatures this "being" had witnessed doing the same when they were infected. But, what this "being" was seeing was the destructive life form was able to fight off all that the tiny orb threw at it. The “being” then realized that this life form would eventually destroy itself once the orb could no longer support its behavior. The end.
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It's being so cheery that keep you going isn't it? 😜
 
Well, if I read your hypothesis correctly, I believe that once the "orb" has destroyed everything that was thrown at it, civilization would be no more. Or, were you just spewing a crock of "you know what?"
 

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Been There said:
Well, if I read your hypothesis correctly, I believe that once the "orb" has destroyed everything that was thrown at it, civilization would be no more. Or, were you just spewing a crock of "you know what?"
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Just a little story that needs attention. Time is running out. My concern is not for me but for those that follow, like our children and grandchildren. No, no spewing, just reality. IMO
 
NorthernLight said:
Yes, many years ago, I was talking to a health inspector. Health inspectors tend to be very cool people; I have no idea why. Anyway, he said the Earth was like an orange, and humanity was like a mold or fungus on the surface.

The analogy breaks down at the humanity destroying itself part.
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How so?
 
I'd read that a lot of the very wealthy of the planet, the 1 percent or whatever they're called these days, will readily admit that at least some of the climate problems are human-caused but don't really care; they've been heard to say stuff like, "Oh, you say that famines will get so bad that people will be rioting and killing each other for food? What do I care? I've got my own private security force." And, "Oh, you say that I'll lose at least some of my ocean-front properties due to rising sea levels? Shrug; my home in the Swiss Alps is my favorite anyway." They just don't seem to care.

And it really didn't surprise me; our financial/investment advisor dude--who's not even in the 1 percent though I'm sure he'd like to be--was telling us that some of his other clients were asking him what kind of investing they should be doing in light of climate change. He said he told them "You don't need to change anything; don't worry about it." And they said to him, "What?! You're not worried about it at all?! You've got skin in the game, your kids! Don't you worry about what kind of world we're leaving them?!" And he said he told them, "Nope. My kids are going to get stuck with the world they get stuck with just like I got stuck with the world I got stuck with." I never had kids, so I guess I don't understand this kind of attitude. I mean, I know it's good to teach your kids to be independent but c'mon; don't you want 'em to be able to live past 30 years of age?! :oops: (I want to get a different advisor but Huzz likes the guy.)
 
officerripley said:
I'd read that a lot of the very wealthy of the planet, the 1 percent or whatever they're called these days, will readily admit that at least some of the climate problems are human-caused but don't really care; they've been heard to say stuff like, "Oh, you say that famines will get so bad that people will be rioting and killing each other for food? What do I care? I've got my own private security force." And, "Oh, you say that I'll lose at least some of my ocean-front properties due to rising sea levels? Shrug; my home in the Swiss Alps is my favorite anyway." They just don't seem to care.

And it really didn't surprise me; our financial/investment advisor dude--who's not even in the 1 percent though I'm sure he'd like to be--was telling us that some of his other clients were asking him what kind of investing they should be doing in light of climate change. He said he told them "You don't need to change anything; don't worry about it." And they said to him, "What?! You're not worried about it at all?! You've got skin in the game, your kids! Don't you worry about what kind of world we're leaving them?!" And he said he told them, "Nope. My kids are going to get stuck with the world they get stuck with just like I got stuck with the world I got stuck with." I never had kids, so I guess I don't understand this kind of attitude. I mean, I know it's good to teach your kids to be independent but c'mon; don't you want 'em to be able to live past 30 years of age?! :oops: (I want to get a different advisor but Huzz likes the guy.)
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This is what I am saying, nobody that has the power or influence to make the changes needed cares about anyone but themselves. Those in the percentile you mention, with very few exceptions, care about or even can relate to what is happening to our planet or the people just trying to survive. If all the billionaires donated one billion to a fund to end hunger on this planet, it would be over. The problem then comes from the innate human greed that would come from making sure those monies would go where they belong. As I hinted in my original post, and no say outright, humans are a plague on this planet.
 
NorthernLight said:
Yes, many years ago, I was talking to a health inspector. Health inspectors tend to be very cool people; I have no idea why. Anyway, he said the Earth was like an orange, and humanity was like a mold or fungus on the surface.

The analogy breaks down at the humanity destroying itself part.
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I vote we kick everyone off the planet to save mother Earth. Who'd like to be the first volunteer? :giggle:
 
chic said:
I vote we kick everyone off the planet to save mother Earth. Who'd like to be the first volunteer? :giggle:
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Some of the 1 percent are kind of volunteering to leave in a way: Musk says he wants to live on Mars. And the Kochs I hear have built or are building and underground compound somewhere in 1 of the Plains states. And I can't remember which 1 percenter(s) it is, but are building a compound in New Zealand.
 
C50 said:
Humans are parasites and the earth is our host. Eventually the parasite kills the host or the host kills the parasite.
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True. My late stepdad used to tell me "Oh, don't worry about the environment! This old earth is a tough old rock; it'll survive." True to a point--up to a big enough asteroid maybe--but it's the thin, fragile atmosphere over this tough old rock which is the only thing that supports life (including humans).
 
C50 said:
Humans are parasites and the earth is our host. Eventually the parasite kills the host or the host kills the parasite.
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I think we know the outcome. The earth has been here 450 billion years, the parasite maybe only 90,000 give or take a few evolutionary changes.
 
dko1951 said:
Imagine, if you will, a “being” so large it could place our planet on a slide under a microscope and observe what was occurring on this tiny speck. All of the forms of life that exist together on this tiny orb at first glance, co-existing in apparent harmony. Then, after studying it for some time, that “being” realized there was one life form that was destroying the other life forms and was consuming with great voracity all of the required elements that would sustain life seemingly for eternity.
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I used to do that with anthills when I was a kid
Fascinating
For days....weeks
 
Gary O' said:
I used to do that with anthills when I was a kid
Fascinating
For days....weeks
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When I was a kid I had a solar lens my mother got from some science guy. You could melt a penny using the sun. My brother and I would sit over the big red ant hills and fry them as they came out. Sick bastards that we were. Didn't end becoming a serial killer at least.
 
officerripley said:
Some of the 1 percent are kind of volunteering to leave in a way: Musk says he wants to live on Mars. And the Kochs I hear have built or are building and underground compound somewhere in 1 of the Plains states. And I can't remember which 1 percenter(s) it is, but are building a compound in New Zealand.
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I forgot to add, this is 9 kindsa wrong and sad but not to them, I guess.
 


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