[nix23]

Said the guy on the horse about the first automobiles.

[TLightful]

Said the guy existing within the boundaries of earth's capacity.

[nickpp]

How exactly do you think we’re gonna escape those bounds?

[TLightful]

We won't.

And flying a few execs from New York to London in 3-4 hours with renewable fuels isn't going to quite achieve that.

[nickpp]

The world, a couple hundred years ago: We won’t fly.

[TLightful]

The world, a couple hundred years ago: Our world is everlasting.

You seem proud of our current predicament.

There have been huge technical advances. Incredible progress.

But equally huge destruction and incredible externalities.

You seem to enjoy fireworks.

[nix23]

You mix completely different arguments just to justify that you are right.

>The world, a couple hundred years ago: Our world is everlasting.

No one ever said that...not even the bible ;)

>There have been huge technical advances. Incredible progress.

>But equally huge destruction and incredible externalities.

That like saing Aircraft's are incredible but they make pollution...it says absolutely nothing.

>You seem to enjoy fireworks.

An you seem enjoying wasting energy for nothing...not even a beautiful firework.

[nickpp]

The world, a couple hundred of years ago: overpopulation will starve us all.

Pessimists have been historically wrong. I consciously choose to be an (prudent) optimist.

[TomSwirly]

We won't. We'll destroy the planet, and ourselves with it.