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| Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment
Man can repair and restore things that have been made by man himself. Car, Computer, Aeroplane, Rocket - if anything goes wrong with these things man can repair and restore. Man cannot repair and restore Nature/ Environment - because man did not make Nature/ Environment. Once a Forest is destroyed - it is gone for millions of years. One cannot create a Forest in 5 or 50 years - it takes millions of years to make a forest - containing millions of species of animals, insects, birds, plants and trees. Man can create a plantation in 5 or 50 years - not a forest. The only way to save Environment is by not destroying it - leave it alone - leave it undisturbed. If you destroy Environment you cannot repair and restore it. sushil_yadav Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment PlanetSave FreeInfoSociety ePhilosopher Corrupt ForeignPolicy |
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its virtually impossible to go back such primitive lifestyles. impossible and unreasonable. with our technology we learned many things and gained much knowledge. just like Zylark said, we know about meteors and probably have some sort of way to blow it up or make it miss us before it hits. if we just go back to the time of cavemen and know how to deflect that meteor but dont have the technology to do shit about it, wouldnt that suck.i hope this makes sense, im pretty baked right now.. | |
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| bohemian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ohio
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i was going to rip this article apart but its been done and its obvious this article was written by a moron. industrial society does not destroy mind and environment.
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7costanza, You are right about harmful effects of consumerism on the ecosystems. In the context of consumerism and "environmental crisis" I would like to give an example. A person is being stabbed repeatedly at regular intervals - every hour. Some people are trying to save the victim. The sane way to save is - you first stop the attack – you prevent the attack. What these insane people do - they allow the attack to be continued. They don’t stop it -- they don’t prevent it. Instead, what they do - They say we are going to save the victim by using technology - the best technology - the best medical care. Bring this technology - Bring that technology. Bring this technology - Bring that technology. They give the victim the best technology - the best medical care. In the meantime the stabbing continues – every hour – even while the best medical care is being given. One can imagine the fate of the victim. Ecosystems are getting destroyed due to production of consumer goods. Every consumer good is made by killing animals, trees, air, water and land - directly or indirectly. [ more killing of nature takes place when consumer goods are used and discarded] Industrial society is destroying necessary things - animals, trees, air, water and land for making unnecessary things - consumer goods. The sane way of saving ecosystems is - you stop production of consumer goods - you reduce production of consumer goods to the minimum level. But the insane Industrial Society continues producing consumer goods [ in fact production is being increased every day] The insane response of Industrial Society is - We will save the environment with technology - the best technology. Bring this technology - Bring that technology. Bring this technology - Bring that technology. In the meantime production of consumer goods continues - 3 billion people living in cities are continuously engaged in - making , buying and selling of consumer goods - killing the ecosystems moment by moment. One can imagine the fate of environment. Height of Insanity.......Height of Abnormality. Destroy Industrial Society.....before it is too late. Destroy consumerism..... before it is too late. sushil_yadav Corrupt ePhilosopher ForeignPolicy Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment | |
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| Don't Matter, Don't Mind Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: deep inside mi head
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What is destroying the world is black-and-white vision. The inability to discern is the first step to overcome, otherwise all the other steps will only take us backwards. Getting rid of technology is neither feasible nor advisable. A lot of the things you say about the emotional effects of this lifestyle are true, but this lifestyle is our choice. There is nothing stopping you from living in a non-technological community if the fast life upsets you. Even in the heart of Babylon, the Amish survive. The rest of us are here by choice. The internet has enabled me to hear your voice, and return mine for your consideration. I appreciate it very much, despite the fact that it also supports a lot of industrial activity I disapprove of. However, the bottom line is that technology can be used to do just as much good as harm, but it's presently being abused by the corporate machine. If you wish to fix that completely, you need to be: c) in politics b) incorruptible a) incapable of getting assassinated. Otherwise, you can personally invest into slightly offsetting the damage, and it can be done It would cost you a lot of time and money, but you would do some good, and perhaps others would follow you. If that does not appeal to you, I don't blame you. However, somebody has to do it, or overthrow the government, and the industry, and the consumers. I don't argue that there is a problem to be solved, but I don't have a solution, and I cannot support yours. There is nothing more spiritual than technology. Centuries of patience have given rise to diverse avenues where we have harmonized nature with nature to yield unspeakable power. Don't let our current inability to control this power distort your perception of the beauty at the heart of this phenomenon.
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| Re: Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment From Zylark: If you want a better world, go fight for a more fair distribution of wealth and resources. For a quicker change to alternative fuels and renewable energy sources. I agree.
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For several decades environmentalists have been warning modern society that ecosystems are getting destroyed - that consumerist lifestyle is not sustainable. But modern society which was busy chasing progress, growth and development did not listen. It refused to believe there was any environmental crisis or problem. It said science and technology will always find a solution - if earth gets destroyed we will move on to another planet. Impossible dreams were sold to people in the name of science and technology. Moving to another planet would probably rank as the most impossible of all impossible things. One space shuttle exploded during take off - another exploded on the return journey. So far man has not been able to go beyond the moon. There is no other life sustaining ecosystem/ planet within the solar system. Outside the solar system planets and galaxies are millions of light years away - billions of light years away. So when are we moving to a new home ? Next year - or 5 years later ? sushil_yadav PowerSwitch StrategyTalk Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment |
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I'de rather be living today than anytime before the 1960's people will adapt and learn how to live in these current times. These days can be overwhelming and distracting because there is so much to do, but by organizing and simplifying things, it can be done. Its inevitable that people will suffer from stress/anxiety, but that is what will force people to self-improve and take responsibility...and I really think we're in those times. If anything, our minds will become more advanced. Last edited by Kush Lord; 05-28-2009 at 12:21 AM. |
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