Post by midcan5 on Jun 17, 2010 5:32:32 GMT -5
The other evening while engaging in the primary American male pastime, channel surfing, a show appeared that predicted the future for humankind. I watched for a while but personally find future prognostication a useless science as experts on any topic are about as right as throwing darts blindly. But when you see the numbers and uses of material earth in order to support an economic structure that only survives on growth you have to think a bit. Peter Singer offends some as they thinks at the extremes, but the question is interesting and as a grandpa I hope life and the earth remain the joy it has been for us.
If you want an amazing view of nature I strongly suggest 'Planet Earth.' It is simply the best nature documentary, take some time this summer and see it.
By Peter Singer
"Have you ever thought about whether to have a child? If so, what factors entered into your decision? Was it whether having children would be good for you, your partner and others close to the possible child, such as children you may already have, or perhaps your parents? For most people contemplating reproduction, those are the dominant questions. Some may also think about the desirability of adding to the strain that the nearly seven billion people already here are putting on our planet’s environment. But very few ask whether coming into existence is a good thing for the child itself."
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/should-this-be-the-last-generation/
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/last-generation-a-response/
If you want an amazing view of nature I strongly suggest 'Planet Earth.' It is simply the best nature documentary, take some time this summer and see it.
By Peter Singer
"Have you ever thought about whether to have a child? If so, what factors entered into your decision? Was it whether having children would be good for you, your partner and others close to the possible child, such as children you may already have, or perhaps your parents? For most people contemplating reproduction, those are the dominant questions. Some may also think about the desirability of adding to the strain that the nearly seven billion people already here are putting on our planet’s environment. But very few ask whether coming into existence is a good thing for the child itself."
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/should-this-be-the-last-generation/
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/last-generation-a-response/