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OKIsItJustMe

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8. Why I stress the difference

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Reply #7)

Sat May 20, 2017, 12:40 PM

May 2017

If humanity has a death wish, then, there is no hope.

On the other hand, if humanity wants to survive, but is jeopardized by our nature, there is still hope.

Just as smokers can change their ways when confronted with the gravity of their situation, so might humanity be persuaded to effective response.

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So With All These "Progressives" Around, Why Is The Planet Falling Apart? - Guardian [View all] hatrack May 2017 OP

This...... Binkie The Clown May 2017 #1

"... no other species has deliberately caused its own extinction ..." OKIsItJustMe May 2017 #2

I'm reminded of something I read many years ago. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #3

Still, while you were smoking, were you choosing to kill yourself? Or did you simply like smoking? OKIsItJustMe May 2017 #4

They liked smoking, and so decided not to quit. We like the products of raping the environment Binkie The Clown May 2017 #5

No. It's not "just arguing semantics" OKIsItJustMe May 2017 #6

Humanity does not have a death wish. On that we agree. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #7

Why I stress the difference OKIsItJustMe May 2017 #8

I believe that convincing enough people to make a difference... Binkie The Clown May 2017 #9

We need to define what it means to "make a difference" OKIsItJustMe May 2017 #10

:shrug: Binkie The Clown May 2017 #11

I don't believe extinction is a given OKIsItJustMe May 2017 #12

Quote rom thew O.P. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #13

Assuming your estimate is correct OKIsItJustMe May 2017 #14