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Non-renewable energy sources are being continuously depleted. Mankind's options are: 1) Conserve energy through efficiency. 2) Develop renewable energy techno
by thufry 13y ago
Non-renewable energy sources are being continuously depleted. Mankind's options are:
1) Conserve energy through efficiency.
2) Develop renewable energy technologies.
3) Invent cold fusion.
Sure, we might not need 1) or 2) if 3) works, but without the existence of 3), it's very easy to make a case for 1) and 2).
- DuskStar 13y agoExcept that in even the mid-long term (several hundred years) non-renewable energy is reasonable. (Based on estimates of Uranium and other fissile reserves) And of course by the time that runs out, we'll have something like Planetary Resources up and running... So while 3) might not ever happen, that does not imply 1) or 2) are the only remaining options. Proof by elimination only works if you can prove for all options, not just your preferred subset.