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Aug 30 07 6:26 PM
sear wrote: The barrier is not scientific possibility, it's economic disincentive, and societal status quo.
Sorry, may I cut in? ... Hmmm? ... I'll take that as a yes.
I believe that our problem is individual desire versus the common good. Until we find a way to curtail private consumption (by persuasion not mandate) and fuel an economic engine devoted tearing down the barrier we stand little chance of solving the problem. The challenge is two-fold; reduce consumption and develop renewable energy. Altering lifestyles and reinvesting profits rather than taking dividends will both involve sacrifice but then, so did WWII and the Apollo program.
We must change our habits and attitudes, that or hand a worse situation to our grandchildren than the circumstances which were handed to us. We must admit, after all, that our culture of consumption has radically altered that which was passed down to us.
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