Comments on: Current Smarts: Global Warming (and the imminent demise of the human race) http://leahpeah.com/blog/2007/02/16/current-smarts-global-warming-and-the-imminent-demise-of-the-human-race.html flawed but authentic Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:04:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christine Wy http://leahpeah.com/blog/2007/02/16/current-smarts-global-warming-and-the-imminent-demise-of-the-human-race.html#comment-2447 Christine Wy Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:37:21 +0000 http://leahpeah.com/blog/posts/2007/02/892#comment-2447 You're such a Deist. You’re such a Deist.

]]> By: Heather B. http://leahpeah.com/blog/2007/02/16/current-smarts-global-warming-and-the-imminent-demise-of-the-human-race.html#comment-2446 Heather B. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:54:27 +0000 http://leahpeah.com/blog/posts/2007/02/892#comment-2446 Interesting...as I am watching An Inconvenient Truth as I read this... I don't know what the proper response is other than I'm sure it's inevitable and that you're right in saying that there probably isn't much we can do to prolong our stay here. Scary, but true. Interesting…as I am watching An Inconvenient Truth as I read this…

I don’t know what the proper response is other than I’m sure it’s inevitable and that you’re right in saying that there probably isn’t much we can do to prolong our stay here. Scary, but true.

]]> By: The Queen http://leahpeah.com/blog/2007/02/16/current-smarts-global-warming-and-the-imminent-demise-of-the-human-race.html#comment-2445 The Queen Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:35:11 +0000 http://leahpeah.com/blog/posts/2007/02/892#comment-2445 We do "contribute to whatever the greater good is" -- we just do it so slowly it causes us pain. Think of segregation, women's right, or any other type of progress. We do “contribute to whatever the greater good is” — we just do it so slowly it causes us pain. Think of segregation, women’s right, or any other type of progress.

]]> By: stephanie http://leahpeah.com/blog/2007/02/16/current-smarts-global-warming-and-the-imminent-demise-of-the-human-race.html#comment-2444 stephanie Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:31:26 +0000 http://leahpeah.com/blog/posts/2007/02/892#comment-2444 i've lived in new england all my life, and as such have come accustomed to blaming everything on, and coming to expect "that crazy weather." after all we are fond of saying "if you don't like the weather, just wait a minute." but at this point in time, over here we're all ready to admit we can't use that excuse any longer, it is something bigger than that. i'm sure we *could* do something about it [i don't think "fix" but possibly "improve"] but like ozma, it's just a matter of what will actually take place, which, pessimistic or not, i don't think is much. i don't know, to me it's like the people who think if they do enough advertising with scare and gross-out tactics, eventually humans will be vegan. for me, i just think "that's nice, but it ain't gonna happen." you know? i mean, there's just always going to be that asshole that wants to drive a hummer and can't be bothered to recycle anything. and to improve upon something like global warming, or the state of the earth as it is, i really believe that to make much of a difference it would require every individual's participation. i’ve lived in new england all my life, and as such have come accustomed to blaming everything on, and coming to expect “that crazy weather.” after all we are fond of saying “if you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute.”

but at this point in time, over here we’re all ready to admit we can’t use that excuse any longer, it is something bigger than that.

i’m sure we *could* do something about it [i don't think "fix" but possibly "improve"] but like ozma, it’s just a matter of what will actually take place, which, pessimistic or not, i don’t think is much. i don’t know, to me it’s like the people who think if they do enough advertising with scare and gross-out tactics, eventually humans will be vegan. for me, i just think “that’s nice, but it ain’t gonna happen.”

you know? i mean, there’s just always going to be that asshole that wants to drive a hummer and can’t be bothered to recycle anything. and to improve upon something like global warming, or the state of the earth as it is, i really believe that to make much of a difference it would require every individual’s participation.

]]> By: ozma http://leahpeah.com/blog/2007/02/16/current-smarts-global-warming-and-the-imminent-demise-of-the-human-race.html#comment-2443 ozma Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:10:46 +0000 http://leahpeah.com/blog/posts/2007/02/892#comment-2443 I think there is a lot we could do. I'm more skeptical about whether we will. There are sustainable ways of living but what we have is a problem of collective action--we work against each other even when we don't want to. I think we have to try. Whether it works or not we have to try. I think there is a lot we could do. I’m more skeptical about whether we will. There are sustainable ways of living but what we have is a problem of collective action–we work against each other even when we don’t want to.

I think we have to try. Whether it works or not we have to try.

]]> By: Amanda http://leahpeah.com/blog/2007/02/16/current-smarts-global-warming-and-the-imminent-demise-of-the-human-race.html#comment-2442 Amanda Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:04:28 +0000 http://leahpeah.com/blog/posts/2007/02/892#comment-2442 Amen. Always with the voice of reason, You. Amen. Always with the voice of reason, You.

]]> By: Posybunny http://leahpeah.com/blog/2007/02/16/current-smarts-global-warming-and-the-imminent-demise-of-the-human-race.html#comment-2441 Posybunny Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:37:58 +0000 http://leahpeah.com/blog/posts/2007/02/892#comment-2441 Good post...and good philosophy... Good post…and good philosophy…

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