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Rex

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33. 'Permanent decline fantasies' or 'next extinction cycle'? All fantasy has it's roots in reality.

Reply to AverageJoe90 (Reply #30)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 06:09 PM

Aug 2014

That is the rub, imo. We can laugh at it, we can ignore it, we can dismiss it. BUT as soon as we take it seriously, we see the potential and tremendous change to the biosphere coming. It just is up to the ones in the know, to educate the ones that don't know...then there are the ones that just don't care.

It won't be you or I that gets us killed, it will be the ones that showed complete indifference.

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Fresh Focus on Siberian Permafrost as Hole Count Rises: DotEarth. [View all] AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 OP

TBH A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #1

... redqueen Aug 2014 #5

+1 XemaSab Aug 2014 #21

Joe is saying, TBH, it's really not that bad CreekDog Aug 2014 #25

That's false and you know it. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #26

FYI... ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2014 #31

"And frankly" A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #34

TBD BainsBane Aug 2014 #28

Russia loves global warming RobertEarl Aug 2014 #2

The oligarchs also thrive on paralyzing fear, too. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #3

No Fear!! RobertEarl Aug 2014 #4

*eyeroll*. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #6

Russia doesn't fear it RobertEarl Aug 2014 #7

*Paralyzing* fear. That's what I said. And there IS a difference. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #10

What's the difference? RobertEarl Aug 2014 #14

Here you are just trying to give away free climate change back rubs A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #8

Is that the case, IYHO? Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2014 #9

I love back rubs, to be honest, A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #11

I guess it all depends on who's doing the rubbing, IMHO nt Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2014 #15

You know when somebody's got kinda clammy hands... A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #16

So, I guess you're willing to totally discard..... AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #12

DISLIKE YOU? A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #13

So Joe, you're saying that we shouldn't fear climate change? CreekDog Aug 2014 #24

"So Joe, you're saying that we shouldn't fear climate change?" I didn't say..... AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #32

Interesting read. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #17

You're welcome. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #20

The problem with all of these climate deathrind Aug 2014 #18

"They hedge their bets too much" This is true, in a way, but not quite how you thought, TBH. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #19

well how good are you at predicting something that's never happened before? CreekDog Aug 2014 #23

Fair point. deathrind Aug 2014 #35

I am 100% this article was not written so that you can say this news isn't as bad as we thought CreekDog Aug 2014 #22

"you still are trying to minimize any news you read." According to whom? AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #27

Honestly, true story, with much truth and justice in the world and minimal embellishment I say Rex Aug 2014 #29

LOL. Is Ragnarok upon us, perhaps? =p AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #30

'Permanent decline fantasies' or 'next extinction cycle'? All fantasy has it's roots in reality. Rex Aug 2014 #33