Comments on: Following what we believe http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/2010/02/25/following-what-we-believe/ Musings on Buddhism, Free Software, Ethics, Philosophy. Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:08:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/2010/02/25/following-what-we-believe/comment-page-1/#comment-10283 Richard Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:52:33 +0000 http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/?p=477#comment-10283 Thanks for the link Misha, the notion of a steady state society and the idea the we need to lower our resource consumption are things I do agree with. Thanks for the link Misha, the notion of a steady state society and the idea the we need to lower our resource consumption are things I do agree with.

]]> By: misha http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/2010/02/25/following-what-we-believe/comment-page-1/#comment-10239 misha Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:23:10 +0000 http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/?p=477#comment-10239 Climate change is a real issue, but I think it is part of a bigger issue that is maybe not clearly understood by most people. The earth has a finite (albeit huge) ability to generate resources and absorb wastes. Our ecological footprint has been exceeding earth's bio-capacity since 1976. Humans exploit more resources and create more waste than can be generated/absorbed. To find our more go to http://www.rprogress.org/index.htm Climate change is a real issue, but I think it is part of a bigger issue that is maybe not clearly understood by most people. The earth has a finite (albeit huge) ability to generate resources and absorb wastes. Our ecological footprint has been exceeding earth’s bio-capacity since 1976. Humans exploit more resources and create more waste than can be generated/absorbed. To find our more go to
http://www.rprogress.org/index.htm

]]> By: Richard http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/2010/02/25/following-what-we-believe/comment-page-1/#comment-10098 Richard Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:44:35 +0000 http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/?p=477#comment-10098 A good point there, and I see what you mean, we can't help but have an impact just by being here; and yes, you're right, the key is to lighten our impact. A good point there, and I see what you mean, we can’t help but have an impact just by being here; and yes, you’re right, the key is to lighten our impact.

]]> By: The Rambling Taoist http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/2010/02/25/following-what-we-believe/comment-page-1/#comment-10082 The Rambling Taoist Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:10:54 +0000 http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/?p=477#comment-10082 While I'm a staunch environmentalist who believes that climate change/global warming is real, I can see a bit of a problem with one of your suppositions. Since our climate indeed is part of a "very complex feedback system which we still don’t fully understand," if we were truly not to do anything to muck it up, we would have to stop living altogether. Every entity on this planet impacts the overall system each time one acts. Living itself could be said to muck things up. So, in my estimation, we need to live lightly in order to muck up things less. ;) While I’m a staunch environmentalist who believes that climate change/global warming is real, I can see a bit of a problem with one of your suppositions. Since our climate indeed is part of a “very complex feedback system which we still don’t fully understand,” if we were truly not to do anything to muck it up, we would have to stop living altogether.

Every entity on this planet impacts the overall system each time one acts. Living itself could be said to muck things up. So, in my estimation, we need to live lightly in order to muck up things less. ;)

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