RE: Climate catastrophe isn't so certain
May 11, 2012 at 7:46 pm
(This post was last modified: May 11, 2012 at 7:52 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
So, all we have to do is watch Ethiopia then? The theory that millions will die hinges upon them? I probably would have picked an area where ten million other variables wouldn't be available to generate a false positive. Nevertheless I'll be watching the news.
Is it reasonable that people would send adequate aide for distaster relief, yes. Is it likely..probably not.
I can see where you're coming from, but I think I'll stick to my assessment on this one. If and when disaster strikes, if we are capable of avoiding or averting it and we do not, it is ourselves and not the clouds that are to shoulder the blame (and the shame that history often records, as in your example of Ethiopia). People lending a hand to each other for their very survival does not make a utopia, talk about low standards....
Is it reasonable that people would send adequate aide for distaster relief, yes. Is it likely..probably not.
I can see where you're coming from, but I think I'll stick to my assessment on this one. If and when disaster strikes, if we are capable of avoiding or averting it and we do not, it is ourselves and not the clouds that are to shoulder the blame (and the shame that history often records, as in your example of Ethiopia). People lending a hand to each other for their very survival does not make a utopia, talk about low standards....
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