Comments on: WaPo Opinion Piece: Extinction is fine, Climate Change is no big deal

By: Lionel A

Lionel A — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 17:44:45 +0000

Some reality — hard to watch, I was in tears long before the end.

By: Li D

Li D — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 01:02:32 +0000

From the link ” … Australia …represent a vision for the future for both humanity and biodiversity.”
Jesus H Christ!
Has the fuckstick got any idea of what is happening in Australia? Has he seen what a wheatfield looks like?
Has he looked at land clearing rates?
Has he looked at the human rights record?
Its a vision alright, but far from a pleasant one.
For christ sake dont anyone use Australia as model for anything related to humanity or biodiversity.
Im quite surprised at the lack of sanctions against Australia.
Go out to, say , Richmond, or Julia Creek.
Whats there? What isnt there that was there before?
An Australian vision! Jeez.

By: Li D

Li D — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:42:00 +0000

Speaking of the Washington Post newspaper…
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/12/06/the-most-accurate-climate-change-models-predict-the-most-alarming-consequences-study-claims/

Just fuck off deniers and luke warmers and sundry muppets.

By: Li D

Li D — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:38:15 +0000

In reply to Lionel A.

” …, at the foot of his grovel : …”
Hahahaha. Thats a brilliant bit of writing there.
It has something of Conrad about it.
Muchly impressed.

By: Lionel A

Lionel A — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:26:34 +0000

That link above to a TED went wide, try this:

https://www.ted.com/talks/martin_rees_asks_is_this_our_final_century

By: Lionel A

Lionel A — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:24:30 +0000

Thanks Bernard, at the foot of his grovel:

As I stated at the end: The Tree of Life will continue branching without us, even if we prune it back.

As we have pruned it back, no question, we may well have already compromised the branch at the end of which we sit, thus:

The question is: how will we live in the meantime?

Is the wrong question. The question is: how long will humanity survive in this form? Indeed I suspect that Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees is on the money with his book and talk (Is this) Our Final Century: Will Civilisation Survive the Twenty-first Century?

By: Bernard J.

Bernard J. — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 23:39:03 +0000

Pyron has backpedalled furiously on his op ed:

http://archive.is/KmOgh

I suspect that he’s feeling the heat not only on the WaPO site:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/we-dont-need-to-save-endangered-species-extinction-is-part-of-evolution/2017/11/21/57fc5658-cdb4-11e7-a1a3-0d1e45a6de3d_story.html?utm_term=.811b12d5c32a

but elsewhere as well – he’s been excoriated on scientific and non-scientific sites alike, so I’m not surprised that he’s pulled in his head.

By: Bernard J.

Bernard J. — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 23:38:32 +0000

Pyron has backpedalled furiously on his op ed:

http://archive.is/KmOgh

I suspect that he’s feeling the heat not only on the WaPO site:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/we-dont-need-to-save-endangered-species-extinction-is-part-of-evolution/2017/11/21/57fc5658-cdb4-11e7-a1a3-0d1e45a6de3d_story.html?utm_term=.811b12d5c32a

He’s been excoriated on scientofic and non-scientific sites alike, so I’m not surprised that he’s pulled in his head.

By: Li D

Li D — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:51:55 +0000

Well shit. Now i know the blokes a goose, trying on that crap.
Its a real denier sounding thing actually.
Oh yas like diversity, so whats wrong with adding ferals! Thats more diversity isnt it!
Its one of the stupidest bits of attempted rationalisation ive ever read.
The fuckwit really needs to read about carp, gamba grass, cats, and canetoads, to mention just a few .
Its almost impossible to believe hes in the natural science field.
Im not convinced its not satire, because noone could be that fucking wrong headed ( except deniers, i spose ).

Has the bloke done any other writings, for comparison?

By: Bernard J.

Bernard J. — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 03:37:27 +0000

In reply to Lionel A.

‘yet’ is an important word.

Critical, and not just for exotic species introductions, but for global warming and climate change. It's all about the normalcy bias, it seems...