Thread: If you thought global warming was going to be a big problem, read this...

The end or our species? I seriously doubt that; considering that our species survived long without the need of oil. It may revert back to that sytle of living, but what's wrong with that? I kind of look forward to that moment.

HOw about the Noth Dakota deposits that were just Talked about on the news.

The author of that aritcle is pretty inattentive to current events as well as being a real glass is half empty kind of guy. Remind me not to invite him to any dinner partys he would ruin the good cheer.

Originally Posted by DSailing

The end or our species? I seriously doubt that; considering that our species survived long without the need of oil. It may revert back to that sytle of living, but what's wrong with that? I kind of look forward to that moment.

I wouldn't mind it myself but I don't think most could handle the tooth and nail, hand to mouth type of existence! Most would not be used to the hard cruel reality as they are too comfortable in their easy way of life! I don't think most people realize how easy they have it!

Do a search on Abiotic Oil.
Me thinks that there is a chance that we have been lied to.

Originally Posted by JMS

I wouldn't mind it myself but I don't think most could handle the tooth and nail, hand to mouth type of existence! Most would not be used to the hard cruel reality as they are too comfortable in their easy way of life! I don't think most people realize how easy they have it!

I do know how easy my life is.
But there is a reason we came to be here in this state: as a people we generally think it is better, and I agree.

My grandmother used to say there was nothing 'good' about the old days.
She live through 2 world wars, a recession and hard times.
Every week, kids were being buried because they died of one infection or other that is perfectly curable these days. With only 3 kids (or 2 in my case) the chances of having surviving offspring are not that good.

Of course then we will be back to a society of robber barons, local lords who rule supreme, outlaws etc...
And with the current structure of society, 90% of the people would die and there would be civil war (or do you think that those 10 million new yorkerss can survive in NYC without food or electricity?)

When people sy they yearn for the life of e.g. 19th century England or US, they seem to forget that instead of being a lordling, they would likely be peasant nr 159875 working the field for a landowner, and after 30 years of back breaking work, you'd die of one horrible disease or the other.