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I think the question asked is rather important if we want to know where we should get to. Maybe it is not easy to answer - but then you can rather ask how do we

I think the question asked is rather important if we want to know where we should get to. Maybe it is not easy to answer - but then you can rather ask how do we know it is too rapidly now - and then really you can answer the question by saying we know if X happens it is too rapidly, so we can only use it at a rate below what would cause X to happen. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, global warming is not caused by the rate at which we are using natural resources but by the amount of CO2 we are putting in the atmosphere.

sokoloff 7y ago
One of the major forms of natural resource is ancient sequestered carbon, held in easily usable hydrocarbon form, that we consume (burn) to put that CO2 into the atmosphere.
- ailideex 7y ago
  Yes, and due to CO2 there is presumably no ideal rate at which to use it other than 0. Great. If the person I replied to meant oil, they should have said oil. Not resources.
kerkeslager 7y ago
> I think the question asked is rather important if we want to know where we should get to. Maybe it is not easy to answer - but then you can rather ask how do we know it is too rapidly now - and then really you can answer the question by saying we know if X happens it is too rapidly, so we can only use it at a rate below what would cause X to happen. I don't think the question asked is important, because it's not even specific enough to be coherent. For starters, what is X? If X is "oil", the answer is a lot different from if X is "sunlight", and asking about "resources" as if that broad category is a coherent entity is not going to yield any useful information. > Also, correct me if I'm wrong, global warming is not caused by the rate at which we are using natural resources but by the amount of CO2 we are putting in the atmosphere. Well, yes. But they're related questions: consuming fossil fuels and meat produces a lot of our carbon emissions.

sokoloff 7y ago

One of the major forms of natural resource is ancient sequestered carbon, held in easily usable hydrocarbon form, that we consume (burn) to put that CO2 into the atmosphere.

ailideex 7y ago
Yes, and due to CO2 there is presumably no ideal rate at which to use it other than 0. Great. If the person I replied to meant oil, they should have said oil. Not resources.

kerkeslager 7y ago

> I think the question asked is rather important if we want to know where we should get to. Maybe it is not easy to answer - but then you can rather ask how do we know it is too rapidly now - and then really you can answer the question by saying we know if X happens it is too rapidly, so we can only use it at a rate below what would cause X to happen. I don't think the question asked is important, because it's not even specific enough to be coherent. For starters, what is X? If X is "oil", the answer is a lot different from if X is "sunlight", and asking about "resources" as if that broad category is a coherent entity is not going to yield any useful information. > Also, correct me if I'm wrong, global warming is not caused by the rate at which we are using natural resources but by the amount of CO2 we are putting in the atmosphere. Well, yes. But they're related questions: consuming fossil fuels and meat produces a lot of our carbon emissions.