Re: Confused Logic 101

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Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 19:33:59 GMT

In article <418FE7D5.D8487B3@everywhere.net>, Thomas Lee Elifritz wrote:
> November 8, 2004
>
> Dan Bloomquist wrote:
>
>> Thomas Lee Elifritz wrote:
>> >
>> > http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/SOLAR/IRRADIANCE/irrad.html
>> >
>> > The numbers are astounding. Plenty of energy.
>>
>> Yea, we could do a lot with solar. The trouble is that we are at the
>> least a decade off from making it equitable. And if not sooner than
>> later, it is back to that human nature thing...
>
> Then I suggest we apply some resources to the problem, since it appears
> to be number one on the list. Oh I know, we've got more important things
> to do, weapons to build and sell, oil wars to win, turrist to kill,
> taxes to lower, budgets to balance, national debts to pay, campaign
> reform and evangelicals to appease. Solving the fundamental problem
> confronting civilization simply pales in comparison.

Solving the fundimental problems confronting human civilization has two
major problems.

1) It doesn't pay off within 2 quarters.

2) Many of the powers that be either make money from said problems, or
maintain their position because of said problems.

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