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What a myopic view. I think Joseph Stalin had the perfect response to your argument: "A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic. When one die

What a myopic view. I think Joseph Stalin had the perfect response to your argument: "A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic. When one dies, it is a tragedy. When a million die, it is a statistic."

lutusp 13y ago
> Joseph Stalin had the perfect response ... That's not a perfect response to people's attitude toward population control by mass death, which is what I'm describing -- it's exactly the same argument that's offered in the linked article: "In moving toward a better Anthropocene, the environment will be what we make it." Indeed it will. > What a myopic view. It's myopia to imagine, as the linked article does, that we can force the earth to provide sustenance regardless of our numbers. That's a fantasy.
- seclorum 13y ago
  Actually, its a view supported by evidence, whereas your view is supported by .. superstition, scientifically described but nevertheless: still superstition.
  - lutusp 13y ago
    It's too bad that you can't locate any evidence for your opinions. I posted scientific evidence, you replied with opinion. > ... scientifically described but nevertheless: still superstition. This isn't a creative writing class.
    - seclorum 13y ago
      You didn't post any evidence, but lots of theory, whereas there is plenty of evidence that the human species does indeed manage to survive .. in spite of ones best efforts.
      - lutusp 13y ago
        > You didn't post any evidence ... I posted any number of links to scientific evidence, evidence heavy on observation and measurement, light on controversy.
      - fedvasu 13y ago
        please post enough evidence, which conclusively says we are not even scratching the surface of earth's resources and it is cool to increase population to 15 billion by mid 21st century and pollution is not due to humans and global warming is a sham created by Neo-hippies.
        seclorum 13y ago
        Read the article. The Archeological record is there for your interest.

lutusp 13y ago

> Joseph Stalin had the perfect response ... That's not a perfect response to people's attitude toward population control by mass death, which is what I'm describing -- it's exactly the same argument that's offered in the linked article: "In moving toward a better Anthropocene, the environment will be what we make it." Indeed it will. > What a myopic view. It's myopia to imagine, as the linked article does, that we can force the earth to provide sustenance regardless of our numbers. That's a fantasy.

seclorum 13y ago
Actually, its a view supported by evidence, whereas your view is supported by .. superstition, scientifically described but nevertheless: still superstition.
- lutusp 13y ago
  It's too bad that you can't locate any evidence for your opinions. I posted scientific evidence, you replied with opinion. > ... scientifically described but nevertheless: still superstition. This isn't a creative writing class.
  - seclorum 13y ago
    You didn't post any evidence, but lots of theory, whereas there is plenty of evidence that the human species does indeed manage to survive .. in spite of ones best efforts.
    - lutusp 13y ago
      > You didn't post any evidence ... I posted any number of links to scientific evidence, evidence heavy on observation and measurement, light on controversy.
    - fedvasu 13y ago
      please post enough evidence, which conclusively says we are not even scratching the surface of earth's resources and it is cool to increase population to 15 billion by mid 21st century and pollution is not due to humans and global warming is a sham created by Neo-hippies.
      - seclorum 13y ago
        Read the article. The Archeological record is there for your interest.