America Gone Wild: The Reforestation of America

Started by jimmy olsen, November 05, 2012, 02:23:33 AM

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Eddie Teach

Quote from: Tamas on November 06, 2012, 01:57:42 AM
This does get tiring at times you know

Beets for dinner every night? I'd imagine so.
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Ed Anger

Quote from: Tamas on November 06, 2012, 01:57:42 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2012, 10:49:29 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on November 05, 2012, 10:48:55 PM
Quote from: Tamas on November 05, 2012, 04:52:31 PM
So do I get it right that the arguments is:
-our evolution was so quick that we went from fearing animals of the wild to massacring them
-evolution is too slow to react to evolution

Jesus.  Download a book.

Use BeetPDF.

This does get tiring at times you know

I know. I'm a spent force lately.
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crazy canuck

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on November 05, 2012, 05:26:27 PM
Evolution was too slow to handle meteor impacts in the past. And rapid-onset ice ages. Probably particularly virulent diseases.

How so?

Evolution doesnt handle anything. It is merely the process by which species adapt or not.

DGuller

Quote from: Tamas on November 05, 2012, 04:52:31 PM
So do I get it right that the arguments is:
-our evolution was so quick that we went from fearing animals of the wild to massacring them
-evolution is too slow to react to evolution
The problem is that humans didn't evolve their way to the top of the pecking order, they gained know-how.  Evolution may yet take care of that problem, but not in the way we like.  It will probably involve humans destroying themselves by destroying their habitat.

Barrister

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Maximus

Quote from: DGuller on November 06, 2012, 12:58:26 PM
The problem is that humans didn't evolve their way to the top of the pecking order, they gained know-how.  Evolution may yet take care of that problem, but not in the way we like.  It will probably involve humans destroying themselves by destroying their habitat.
Which is exactly what I said and he didn't read.

crazy canuck

Quote from: Barrister on November 06, 2012, 01:01:30 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 06, 2012, 02:29:34 AM
Quote from: Tamas on November 06, 2012, 01:57:42 AM
This does get tiring at times you know

Beets for dinner every night? I'd imagine so.

Beets are delicious.

Agreed.  Beet haters are subhuman rejects that evolution is in the process of purging.

Eddie Teach

Don't think I've ever actually eaten a beet.  :hmm:
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Barrister

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 06, 2012, 01:12:18 PM
Don't think I've ever actually eaten a beet.  :hmm:

You don't know what you're missing.

A word to the wise though - beets used to be used to make red dye.  If you eat a lot of beets, your next trip to the bathroom will be very colourful.   :ph34r:
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Caliga

I like that Russian soup made with beets and sour cream (borsht?)
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Caliga

Ukrainians are like junior Russians, so it's cool. :bowler:
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Tamas

Quote from: DGuller on November 06, 2012, 12:58:26 PM
Quote from: Tamas on November 05, 2012, 04:52:31 PM
So do I get it right that the arguments is:
-our evolution was so quick that we went from fearing animals of the wild to massacring them
-evolution is too slow to react to evolution
The problem is that humans didn't evolve their way to the top of the pecking order, they gained know-how.  Evolution may yet take care of that problem, but not in the way we like.  It will probably involve humans destroying themselves by destroying their habitat.

What are the signs of that?
I know we have a lot chaos and causalities predicted due to coastal areas flooded and stuff, but the remaining number of humans would still be quite more numerous than a million, or two thousand, years ago, and that we are able to feed more and more people seem to indicate that we can cope with our general habitat.

Eddie Teach

To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?