tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190994177632420720.post8650826779368230147..comments2023-10-25T08:27:37.972-07:00Comments on Viridis Lumen: Dreams of ApocalypseViridis Lumenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08097453038753328641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190994177632420720.post-80671170605972030072012-09-04T13:59:10.389-07:002012-09-04T13:59:10.389-07:00I'm not sure it is an either/or debate Diana: ...I'm not sure it is an either/or debate Diana: the point I was trying to make in the text is that the "save the planet" tack tends to oddly avoid one of the implications of not doing so: the destruction of humans and other species of animals and plants and, indeed, most life on the globe, hence the reference to the Sixth Extinction Event now seemingly underway.<br /><br />My point though is that, however destructive we are, the planet won't die - it will become inhospitable to many of the live forms currently here, destroying much of beauty and wonder; but, as with previous extinctions and global catastrophe's, it will ultimately recover with new forms of life and long outlive the damage we inflict - as well as seeing us of, though we sadly appear very capable of doing so all by ourselves.Viridis Lumenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097453038753328641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190994177632420720.post-5232115924436829792012-09-04T07:58:55.540-07:002012-09-04T07:58:55.540-07:00I am heartily tired of the ongoing argument betwee...I am heartily tired of the ongoing argument between those who say it is the Planet which must be saved from annihilation, and those who say it is merely ourselves and a few other species which are at risk - that the planet will be just fine. We have over thousands of years, and with ever-quickening pace, wrecked the planet visually and spiritually. We have already robbed the world of so many species and grabbed so many habitats for our own personal use. The web of relationships between species has torn in thousands of places, destroying that sense of wonder at otherness which at least kept some of us in check and hubris out of range. To me, hell is being a human being NOW. Although I make huge efforts to promote green and balanced living, in the final analysis I have no real hope for the future.Diana Korchienhttp://www.flipsidevision.comnoreply@blogger.com