And so it begins. Fish getting sick at BP oil spill.

MrChips

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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Sure, humans are resilient and will survive. But where do you go if you have lost your home and belongings and a loved one?

 
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Sparky49

Joined Jul 16, 2011
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Just because one has list their home, it doesn't mean they don't exist.

Besides, we are very fortunate to live in parts of the world where the likelyhood of our home being destroyed by nature is virtually nil.

Anywho, back on topic...

If the experts say its safe to eat, then I'd listen to the experts and eat the fish. There have been a number of health scares in the UK in the past few years, but the British public by large, listened to experts' advice and often continued to eat eggs/chicken/turkey. If we had not done so, then the industry would fall, resulting in many jobs being lost.

Perhaps you yanks need to heed your experts a wee bit more? ;)
 

GetDeviceInfo

Joined Jun 7, 2009
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Just because one has list their home, it doesn't mean they don't exist.

Besides, we are very fortunate to live in parts of the world where the likelyhood of our home being destroyed by nature is virtually nil.

Anywho, back on topic...

If the experts say its safe to eat, then I'd listen to the experts and eat the fish. There have been a number of health scares in the UK in the past few years, but the British public by large, listened to experts' advice and often continued to eat eggs/chicken/turkey. If we had not done so, then the industry would fall, resulting in many jobs being lost.

Perhaps you yanks need to heed your experts a wee bit more? ;)
same bunch that told the public there was no worry with beef.

North Americans will be hit with an unnatural disaster, and I suspect it will be directly related to our dependancy on drugs.
 

Wendy

Joined Mar 24, 2008
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We just had our 4th (or is it 5th?) case of mad cow disease. Funny thing, it isn't an organism that causes this disease, but a protean that uses the body to reproduce. No DNA, RNA, or any other marker for life. It can not be killed, destroyed by radiation, or time, only fire removes it permanently.
 

GetDeviceInfo

Joined Jun 7, 2009
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There's a problem with beef?
It wasn't that long ago. Canada has had it's share of problems with BSE, and our at the time provincial premier commented, ' shutup and shovel', indicating the systemic nature of the problem. At the same time, the US came up clean as a whistle, banning imports, imagine that.

My concern is that man's genetic preferences will slowly replace those that are naturally selected, which will be fine, even advantageous as long as we are in control. Should climate change be the demise of many species, man will surely fill the void in an opportunistic fashion. Competition for resources against nature itself. But we don't need to waite, as we've clearly demonstrated.

Nuclear energy has had it's basic first round. We've demonstrated the principles, built and managed a number of variations, and have a good understanding of the issues. The next wave will deal with much of that, although as is with oil, emissions will be inevitable.

Our ability to produce foodstuffs in higher density is continually improving. Genetics, hormones, synthesized environments, etc.

We, as a species, are in our infancy. Our futuristic societies are currently just a fantasy. If we can grow up before the sun explodes, nature will be forgotten. Or should I say, nature, as we currently understand it.
 
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MrChips

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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We, as a species, are in our infancy. Our futuristic societies are currently just a fantasy.
Civilization is going through a metamorphosis, much like a butterfly.

The butterfly begins life as a hungry caterpillar, devouring everything it is path. In the second stage, it is transformed into a pupa or chrysalis, where it feeds entirely on itself. In the final stage, the adult insect emerges having morphed into one of the most beautiful creatures on earth, a butterfly.

The human body experiences a similar metamorphosis, from rapid growth in the childhood stage, followed by an adolescent stage of learning, inquiry and self identification, and finally emerging as a mature (sometimes beautiful) adult.

Civilization has passed the rapid growth stage and is now into the middle stage. We are on the cusp of the final stage to maturity. Will we devour ourselves in this emergent phase and self destruct or will we transform into something more beautiful than the previous stages and emerge into something as beautiful as the butterfly?
 
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