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freshwest

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6. They're quite intelligent, and believe me, I've lived areas I wouldn't say that about. I don't know
Sun May 20, 2012, 09:16 PM
May 2012

Anyone who watches television, they are too busy. They are physically and inclined to go biking, hiking and do ecotourism. Most of them are into alternative health, are vegetarians or vegans. Perhaps that is their religion now as they think they are the wave of the future and others are just going to die off.

They are well educated and employed and think they are going to be just fine. They travel the world and have connections I never dreamed of having overseas, they seem to be well prepared for everything. They and their kids do al the liberal or progressive things, live simple lives for the most part, but as I said, well funded ones, too.

Having great health and wealth seemingly gives one the confidence to believe they can overcome all odds. It may be they don't feel they are limited. It is the poor who suffer in all of these things, who are run from one place to another whether the climate changes or not. As we become a global society for the most part, I think we will find that no matter what happens, not all will be effected equally, just as now.

Just my observations from chatting with my friends and neighbors. Your friend seems in some ways, having named his son Noah, to feel there is a destiny or future that he will grasp that many of us won't live to see. He sounds like a good friend and neighbor.


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Religion dimbear May 2012 #1
Absolutely get the red out May 2012 #3
We need to find ways to raise consciousness of this issue. Real programs and ideas. Gregorian May 2012 #2
I didn't need an an anthropomorphic child. I had younger siblings. hunter May 2012 #20
I'd like to say religion but I know many young people who are not into religion but having kids. freshwest May 2012 #4
I grew up in an intelligent neighborhood. Almost none of my friends has children. Gregorian May 2012 #5
They're quite intelligent, and believe me, I've lived areas I wouldn't say that about. I don't know freshwest May 2012 #6
There are different kinds of intelligence. Gregorian May 2012 #8
I think there's something inherently optimistic in all life XemaSab May 2012 #7
Yes, but... GliderGuider May 2012 #9
Global fertility rate 2.46 / US 2.06 / Japan 1.21 / Libya 2.96 kristopher May 2012 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author GliderGuider May 2012 #11
Global population is rising linearly by 75 million people per year. GliderGuider May 2012 #12
That doesn't really help understand or solve the problem GG. kristopher May 2012 #15
We know the population is rising by 75 M/year. That's true too. GliderGuider May 2012 #17
If you'll notice the course described has nothing to do with what you're saying. kristopher May 2012 #18
You must have an allergy GliderGuider May 2012 #19
There was a thread on this topic a few weeks ago CrispyQ May 2012 #13
Why do people purposefully give the next 90+ years to their babies? stuntcat May 2012 #14
IMO we are into the beginning of the bottleneck. GliderGuider May 2012 #16
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