Parasitic capitalists - a point to ponder.

[Atheist-Lite]

Humans need a mega-catastrophe to bring the numbers down, or they are extinct.

The utter, inane stupidity of statements like that above, never ceases to amaze me. People who are otherwise intelligent and rational still persist in outpourings of total crap, based on ignorance.

As I have said before, and will say again, the population explosion is over. Global average fertility has dropped from 5.5 children per woman about 50 years ago to 2.55 today, which is only marginally above replacement rate (2.2). It is still dropping and will be 2.0 by 2050 according to the United Nations (well under replacement). By the year 2100, the human global population will be falling.

So humans do not need a mega catastrophe to bring numbers down. The current trend is well on the way to drop those numbers regardless.

At the same time, there is a surge in technological capability like the world has never seen. New Scientist magazine predicts a doubling of human knowledge in the next 40 years. Incredible developments are already under way with things like highly sophisticated mini robots, 3D printers for a revolutionary new way to build almost anything, customised and really, really cheap. New genetic science to give us crops that will (among numerous other things) produce their own nitrogen fertiliser, and generate life saving drugs at a fraction of the cost currently faced. More developments than could be listed in less than encyclopedic length.

Those who predict disaster are short sighted indeed.

Bogus stance since the collapse willbe caused by excess industrialisation rather than population as the primary driver. Industrialisation isn't going to vanish just because of a decline in the birth rate.

[Blind groper]

What is it about industrialisation that is going to cause a collapse?
The western world has cleaner industry today than any time in the last 100 years, and third world nations are working hard to clean up their industry.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

http://www.businessinsider.com/scientis ... ter-2012-6

There is no option, this system will crash. Humans need a mega-catastrophe to bring the numbers down, or they are extinct.

The hottest fires produce the best steel. What survives passing through the fire will be stronger. But most of humanity will not be fit to survive.

Fuck that... the hottest fires massively decarburize the steel, and the best steels are rather high carbon.

They also burn off other impurities. You can reintroduce the carbon. Samurai swords have about six ounces of straw in them.

[John_fi_Skye]

I just want to point out how pleased I am with myself that I never lost my temper, or got banned, at any point during this fred. I do accept that I haven't read any posts by one particular individual, but still it's quite good, isn't it?

[JimC]

I just want to point out how pleased I am with myself that I never lost my temper, or got banned, at any point during this fred. I do accept that I haven't read any posts by one particular individual, but still it's quite good, isn't it?

Well done that man!

[Audley Strange]

I just want to point out how pleased I am with myself that I never lost my temper, or got banned, at any point during this fred. I do accept that I haven't read any posts by one particular individual, but still it's quite good, isn't it?

No it's not. Perhaps you should consider why you get angry at others viewpoints, seems that says more about your inability to confront views you don't like than it does the views themselves. Should you be congratulated for not acting like a dick?

It depends, are you a dick normally?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

John, you're a better man than I.

[John_fi_Skye]

I just want to point out how pleased I am with myself that I never lost my temper, or got banned, at any point during this fred. I do accept that I haven't read any posts by one particular individual, but still it's quite good, isn't it?

No it's not. Perhaps you should consider why you get angry at others viewpoints, seems that says more about your inability to confront views you don't like than it does the views themselves. Should you be congratulated for not acting like a dick?

It depends, are you a dick normally?

You'd better ask my catamite.

[John_fi_Skye]

John, you're a better man than I.

[Svartalf]

I just want to point out how pleased I am with myself that I never lost my temper, or got banned, at any point during this fred. I do accept that I haven't read any posts by one particular individual, but still it's quite good, isn't it?

No it's not. Perhaps you should consider why you get angry at others viewpoints, seems that says more about your inability to confront views you don't like than it does the views themselves. Should you be congratulated for not acting like a dick?

It depends, are you a dick normally?

You'd better ask my catamite.

What's the use of being an atheist officiant if you copy all the bad habits of the priesthood?

[John_fi_Skye]

I just want to point out how pleased I am with myself that I never lost my temper, or got banned, at any point during this fred. I do accept that I haven't read any posts by one particular individual, but still it's quite good, isn't it?

No it's not. Perhaps you should consider why you get angry at others viewpoints, seems that says more about your inability to confront views you don't like than it does the views themselves. Should you be congratulated for not acting like a dick?

It depends, are you a dick normally?

You'd better ask my catamite.

What's the use of being an atheist officiant if you copy all the bad habits of the priesthood?

I have no priestly habit.

[Svartalf]

and I hear that Middle Earth is hobbit forming.

[Audley Strange]

I just want to point out how pleased I am with myself that I never lost my temper, or got banned, at any point during this fred. I do accept that I haven't read any posts by one particular individual, but still it's quite good, isn't it?

No it's not. Perhaps you should consider why you get angry at others viewpoints, seems that says more about your inability to confront views you don't like than it does the views themselves. Should you be congratulated for not acting like a dick?

It depends, are you a dick normally?

You'd better ask my catamite.

I see, would they be a member of the the Portree Rent-Boy union or do you just trawl the big cities at night?

[John_fi_Skye]

I just want to point out how pleased I am with myself that I never lost my temper, or got banned, at any point during this fred. I do accept that I haven't read any posts by one particular individual, but still it's quite good, isn't it?

No it's not. Perhaps you should consider why you get angry at others viewpoints, seems that says more about your inability to confront views you don't like than it does the views themselves. Should you be congratulated for not acting like a dick?

It depends, are you a dick normally?

You'd better ask my catamite.

I see, would they be a member of the the Portree Rent-Boy union or do you just trawl the big cities at night?

I'm 220 miles from the nearest big city, so that would make it a rather long night.

And Portree Rent-Boys? All the Portree boys play shinty, and have you ever seen what a mad, violent game that is?

[Audley Strange]

Well fair enough. I assumed because of your left leanings you might be involved in some perderast version of Balamory. Still if you're too lazy to help out the disadvantaged in the inner cities and your too scared to approach one of those butch young men that like to wear shorts and chase each other around fields of an afternoon, it leaves little option.


Now you've got me thinking you either lurk under the Syke bridge exacting a toll of first born sons or you got a sex slave from Argos. Not very prole friendly