(David P.) wrote:
> So far, we have only one usable planet. The "science dudes" are trying
to
> discover if there are any planets out there that are suitable for humans
> to live on. This has not produced results. In our solar system
everything
> appears to be too hot, too cold, or have no atmosphere.
Must be another "penetrating" insight -- from a dimwit, who refers to
scientists as "science dudes"...
We hardly use our planet for living right now -- an entire /continent/
remains uninhabited, despite being easy to get to, having an atmosphere
and
being only a little colder than the humans find perfectly comfortable.
Some
day, when my grandchildren wish to emigrate to Antarctica, which, despite
harsh conditions, will be the land of op****tunity, whereas the US will
join
European countries in infamy, I will not blame but encourage them.
> This leaves us to face the fact that the 6.5 billion humans on this
rocky
> sphere are dependent on the natural resources that exist on our planet.
> Unfortunately, we are using those resources in an unsustainable way
right
> now.
MOST of the consumed energy (food, gas, and oil) comes from the Sun -- a
source external to our planet.
> Within 100 years, we will have to feed, clothe, and provide electricity
> and trans****tation and water to, around 10 billion humans.
America alone can quadruple in size and still be less inhabited, than
China
is right now... But billions more can make Antarctica their home even with
today's level of technology -- should the life in our current habitats
become as unbearable as the doomsayers have been predicting for decades
now.
-mi
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