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Friday, January 13, 2012

Brief history of the Homo Erectus...

    Did you know the planet we live on is only about 4.5 billion years old.   We have been here from 1 million to 100,000 years depending on who you ask.   Alligators have been alive longer than we have, as have sharks.   My points is that in geologic time we are but infants.   In the short period of time we've been here, we have done more damage than all the other species combined!
    Now since we are "presumably" the most intelligent creatures ever created should we not be the most responsible of all the creatures before us?   Now I don't know what side you come down on the God Vs. no God argument nor the global warming fact.   I do know myself and my beliefs however.   Since we are the only beings capable of doing something regarding our natural resources, shouldn't we!   There is no reason why everything recyclable isn't.   Every metal can, every piece of glass and every piece of plastic and paper. 
    You don't think it's important, just wait till your grand kids are of age.   You will look back and say how could we have been so stupid?   This is what geologic time refers to, the time it will take for your grandchildren to arrive is less than a millionth of a second in geologic time and yet look at how much damage or how much we can repair if we choose to.   We are standing at the abyss folks, do we look in, get vertigo and leave ourselves on the path we are on like the Lemmings or do we take a step back, reconsider our existence and that of our prodigy and make some positive changes fast.

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