WHAT IS OUR GOAL
HUMAN LONGEVITY OR UNBRIDLED GROWTH?
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola on C-Spans Washington Journal
Now, here is something you may want to think about given; first, the hard finite constraints of the planet's resources, and second, the mathematical intersection that must ultimately occur between this finite regression and time's infinite linear regression.
What is Humanity's goal? Sustainability? Rapid Extinction? Or Longevity? Personally, I prefer the latter option, as it gives us a little more time to do things; like space travel, accelerate human evolution or perhaps determine the preconditions that define the Laws of Thermodynamics... e.g. Anti-Entropy???. You got to start somewhere.
Now, let's look at the simple math. Lets say we target to degrowth our extraction and consumption activities by seven fold using population as the proxy metric.Taking population levels from 7 billion down to 1 billion, would extend our visitation rights on terra firma by a corresponding seven fold years, in theory. Hmmm. Ponder the unborn gratitude heaped upon us by our future generations for pursuing such wisdom.
Consider also, if we optimistically have only one hundred years left under our current extraction and consumption algebra. Degrowthing, gives us a shot at at least another seven hundred years, all other things being equal.
So you see in the end, it is not about accelerating growth in both resource "extractions" and populations in order to bring on our species premature extinction; not at all.It is all about that unselfish goal of wisely using the resources of the planet, so that future generations are not subjected to intolerable conditions and have every opportunity to live in a civilized manner that allows them to pursue the true progresses and nature of our spirit.
Hopefully, when the growth addicts espouse their mantra next time, you will ask these questions: What is this all about? Extinction through rapid growth? Elusive sustainability? Or longevity of our species?
Now, what is humanity's goal, if we truly want to reach for the stars? That's your call now...
Dr. Peter G Kinesa
January 10, 2013
"we are here, thanks to the unselfish wisdom of our ancients"
