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Re: Ecological Economics and Entropy
yuku@io.org (Yuri Kuchinsky) wrote for all to see:
>David Lloyd-Jones (dlj@inforamp.net) wrote:
>: Jay Hanson <jhanson@ilhawaii.net> wrote:
>
>: >In other words, if humans are greedy, stupid and violent
>: >now, then science must assume that they will remain so.
>
>: And if, stupid and violent though we be, more of us live better every
>: year, and our reserves of resources continually increase, then things
>: look pretty good for the future, don't they.
>
>World Food Organization reports that over 800 million people are starving
>on this planet right now. Get rid of your pink glasses.
I know I will hate myself for replying, but I feel a desire to note
that, with less than 16% of the world, this means that more than 84%
are getting sufficient food. This is in stark contrast to previous
eras, when much larger portions of the population were continually
starving.
It is a shame Yuri cannot understand that this is progress. The sad
note in this is that, the food is here and available, but political
upheaval makes it too frequently impossible to get the food to the
people who do need it.
Regards, Harold
----
"I got the impression that, instead of going out to shoot
birds, I should shoot the kids that shoot birds"
- Paul Watson, founder of Greenpeace
(Acess to Energy, December 1982, Vol. 10, No 4)
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