Improbabilities of impossibilities
Avant-garde Philosopher
L. Buttars
Issue date: 7/1/09 Section: Opinion
A world ravaged by chaos and war or a world united in peace. They are not impossible; they are improbable. Logically, both states have potential of existing. The odds are just against both of them. Like all probabilities, given enough time along with an almost unlimited amount of attempts, sooner or later it would be reasonable to assume one would become true.
We are all part of the same ecological niche and like all niches there are limiting factors, like the deer that starve in winter from a lack of grass to eat. Humanity will reach the limits of our population growth with disastrous results and every day it looms closer. Inventions in technology helps push those limits farther and farther away, but sooner or later the world is going to reach the maximum population that it can support…unless something is done. We must research the technology that will expand humanity past the earth or humanity will be faced with a possible flood of war fought by wolves hungry over the carcass of dead rotting resources. War like this could render the earth uninhabitable and leave the people of the world to starve. Where would the people of this world turn if the trucks of grocery stores had no gas to run? Even though the probability of the human race being completely wiped from the earth is unlikely, it is still possible and this is something that can be prevented. If the world works toward the peaceful pursuit of space exploration and renewable energy technology, humanity increases the possibility of coexistence with the environment and slowly decreases the possibility of plunging into a war that no one can win over resources no one can find. It is up to every person to work towards a better world, for us as a people. The time has come to make changes to our everyday life style and use of energy.
Inch by inch life is a cinch; yard by yard it's really hard; still in the end the distance is always the same. Every little step counts, every piece of material recycled pushes off the limiting factors from taking hold on the world's population. It is possible the world will achieve technology that prevents the world from being plunged into a massive war over the limited resources of this planet, but why leave history up to fate when the odds are easy to manipulate. The time has come for the people of this country and world to invest in renewable energy technology and to continue the exploration of space.
Now more than ever is the time to start pushing back against the energy industry that is clinging to the old fossil fuels and technologies of the past. The time has come for a people to vote for renewable energy funding and for better restrictions on fossil fuel use.
To quote Benjamin Franklin "A stitch in time will save nine," referring to the fact is easier to sew one stitch in a button than nine later after it falls off. An ounce of prevention now toward a world where energy, hunger, and space travel is no longer a problem, where humanity is untied in the single goal of continuing our survival and increasing the quality of life for every person in the world may just save the lives of millions in the future. The time has come for our "stitch in time."
Every little bit counts. Not every effort is in vain. Every step forward is a step the opposition has to take back. If you want to change the world you must first change yourself. It will be a much harder task than one might think, but it must be done. If you think what you contribute doesn't count because the opposite side already has eliminated your vote or your contribution, and then you don't vote or contribute , you have more than doubled the oppositions power. Which is worse? Someone who works toward the destruction of the world or someone who has the power to stop it and doesn't?
The probability of a war in which people all over the world are killing each other for food, water, and shelter for the pure sake of survival may presently be low. Yet, from the direction the world is going, the ever-increasing population and the evidences we have from nature of what happens to animals once the resource of their environment become scarce. A great shadow is looming over the world. Slowly, ever slowly, we will see the effects.
To find out how you can do more to support renewable energy please go to http://www.repoweramerica.org/
The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily express the views of the Avant-garde Philosophers Society.
The Avant-garde Philosophers' Society is an SLCC student club whose mission is to promote a genuinely examined life while applying an evolving understanding of the Philosophical Good as active agents engaged with the community.
We are all part of the same ecological niche and like all niches there are limiting factors, like the deer that starve in winter from a lack of grass to eat. Humanity will reach the limits of our population growth with disastrous results and every day it looms closer. Inventions in technology helps push those limits farther and farther away, but sooner or later the world is going to reach the maximum population that it can support…unless something is done. We must research the technology that will expand humanity past the earth or humanity will be faced with a possible flood of war fought by wolves hungry over the carcass of dead rotting resources. War like this could render the earth uninhabitable and leave the people of the world to starve. Where would the people of this world turn if the trucks of grocery stores had no gas to run? Even though the probability of the human race being completely wiped from the earth is unlikely, it is still possible and this is something that can be prevented. If the world works toward the peaceful pursuit of space exploration and renewable energy technology, humanity increases the possibility of coexistence with the environment and slowly decreases the possibility of plunging into a war that no one can win over resources no one can find. It is up to every person to work towards a better world, for us as a people. The time has come to make changes to our everyday life style and use of energy.
Inch by inch life is a cinch; yard by yard it's really hard; still in the end the distance is always the same. Every little step counts, every piece of material recycled pushes off the limiting factors from taking hold on the world's population. It is possible the world will achieve technology that prevents the world from being plunged into a massive war over the limited resources of this planet, but why leave history up to fate when the odds are easy to manipulate. The time has come for the people of this country and world to invest in renewable energy technology and to continue the exploration of space.
Now more than ever is the time to start pushing back against the energy industry that is clinging to the old fossil fuels and technologies of the past. The time has come for a people to vote for renewable energy funding and for better restrictions on fossil fuel use.
To quote Benjamin Franklin "A stitch in time will save nine," referring to the fact is easier to sew one stitch in a button than nine later after it falls off. An ounce of prevention now toward a world where energy, hunger, and space travel is no longer a problem, where humanity is untied in the single goal of continuing our survival and increasing the quality of life for every person in the world may just save the lives of millions in the future. The time has come for our "stitch in time."
Every little bit counts. Not every effort is in vain. Every step forward is a step the opposition has to take back. If you want to change the world you must first change yourself. It will be a much harder task than one might think, but it must be done. If you think what you contribute doesn't count because the opposite side already has eliminated your vote or your contribution, and then you don't vote or contribute , you have more than doubled the oppositions power. Which is worse? Someone who works toward the destruction of the world or someone who has the power to stop it and doesn't?
The probability of a war in which people all over the world are killing each other for food, water, and shelter for the pure sake of survival may presently be low. Yet, from the direction the world is going, the ever-increasing population and the evidences we have from nature of what happens to animals once the resource of their environment become scarce. A great shadow is looming over the world. Slowly, ever slowly, we will see the effects.
To find out how you can do more to support renewable energy please go to http://www.repoweramerica.org/
The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily express the views of the Avant-garde Philosophers Society.
The Avant-garde Philosophers' Society is an SLCC student club whose mission is to promote a genuinely examined life while applying an evolving understanding of the Philosophical Good as active agents engaged with the community.
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