Bag's Rants

Why can't we join together and work out the best way forward?

I was reading this article about the new Dakosaurus andiniensis 'Godzilla' croc which died out millions of years ago. I find this kind of stuff fascinating which is probably why I am full of useless facts and a boring old fart. It talks about this croc ruling the seas, even preying on the dreaded Ichthyosaurus which incidentally prior to this discovery was the ruler of the seas. No big problem. We are discovering new things all the time. In time we may even discover 'Godzilla' was a vegetarian or made an active choice to be vegetarian. Such is science. Always discovering new facts, promoting theories, disproving existing theories and learning all the time.

Then I read this other article. It deals with global warming and gives yet another theory related to it. Now, I do have concerns on this one. Environmentalists will be looking at this with a view as to how it supports their theory and can be incorporated into their propaganda. If it doesn't it is rejected by them. Conversely, the Industrialists will be looking at this with a view as to how it supports their theory and can be incorporated into their propaganda. If it doesn't it is rejected by them. Such are the issues when everything is seen as black and white. Unfortunately, the world is full of colours and shades of grey. Very little is actually completely black or white.

If we spent the money spent on their lobbying we could make progress on the environmental front. Providing of course it is spent constructively. We are pulling in two different directions with a knee jerk reactions and any gains we make are partially negated by other actions. It also puts the general population off and it is through them that the biggest gains will be made. Either at home or by buying compliant products and forcing non compliant businesses out of business.

Science is not exact. It is theories based on existing facts.


Contrary to the ecologists, nature does not stand still and does not maintain the kind of "equilibrium" that guarantees the survival of any particular species - least of all the survival of her greatest and most fragile product: man.
-- Ayn Rand, "The Anti-Industrial Revolution," The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution

posted by Bag @ 1:12 pm