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Old 22-September-2008, 06:11 AM
Warren Platts Warren Platts is offline
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Originally Posted by slang View Post
Warren seems to have a some fixation about the "worth" of the earth. Worth is a human concept. Without humans, the question becomes moot. What's the worth of any rock in this solar system? Ceres cares not what it's worth. Sedna cares not what it's worth. It's a silly argument, IMHO. The question reduces to removal of humans from earth. The idea that the entire planet might disappear along with the humans doesn't really matter in the "worth" equation.
So if we kill ourselves, it won't matter because our descendants won't know the difference. Well then, let's open up them Pearly Gates! There ain't no time to wonder why--whoopie we're all gonna die!
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