>collectively, as a society (or separately, as a bunch of disparate societies), we just might not be mature enough in our thinking to strike the right balance o

>collectively, as a society (or separately, as a bunch of disparate societies), we just might not be mature enough in our thinking to strike the right balance of precaution and preparedness to handle nuclear power as safely as it should be handled. This was precisely my point. Why the fark CANT we come together over the singularly most important resource modern and future civilization needs, energy. We humans are really lacking in the high-level critical thought area. For example, we have yet to formalize a civilizations hierarchy of needs. Much like the individual hierarchy of needs set forth by Maslow, all levels of biology have one. Taking a look at civilizations then, what would be the hierarchy of needs that require nurture, protection, support etc... I have come up with the following first attempt: Progress Organization Wellbeing Energy Resources Sustenance First: a civilization needs sustainable methods of feeding itself which is not a net drain on the planet. (potentially combined with Resources) Second: they need to be able to access, extract/harvest and refine appropriate Resources. Third: they need to be able to produce and support the energy consumption requirements they have in a similar sustainable manner. Fourth: They need to be able to provide for the wellbeing of the civilization through both proper physical protections as well as appropriate health care services that are not, themselves, a diseased burden on the energy, resources, or sustenance of the civilization. Fifth: Proper methods, models and modes of organization are required -- organization of people and the modes by which they communicate and manage the other needs. Finally: the civilization needs to progress. Review, refine, reinvent. The problem is that with the Kardashev Scale, there is a fundamental failure to address something akin to a civilizations hierarchy of needs which must be addressed if there is any hope of evolving along this scale. Using nuclear power as a way to awaken people to this might work. The problem is that we are completely consumed with individual greed which manifests in the very fabric of our society to such a degree that we cannot even fix the current systems of resource/political/energy control to build consensus around a plan to evolve as a whole. We are far to in the weeds on every single level of such a hierarchy, pulled with distractions, disinfo and FUD to make real progress. --- BTW check out these pics of the reactor... I am amazed that it is as good as it is given the state of the reactor buildings. Given the fact that the spent fuel storage were in the TOPS of these structures which we now see lay in practically rubble, leads me to believe that we really do not have any clue where this really will head as we don't have concrete evidence (the outside public, not those really dealing with this) that the materials haven't simply just spilled all over the place. http://cryptome.org/eyeball/daiichi-npp/daiichi-photos.htm http://cryptome.org/eyeball/daiichi-npp/daiichi-photos.htm