I think here the political situation or climate change are a very minor factor.Well that's an interesting gloss. so they probably do want kids, but ... their position in the world, or the condition of the world is such that they do not want them. — unenlightened
The reasons the men and women gave for why they would probably never have kids, even though they probably did want them, were: — Agree-to-Disagree
Well that's an interesting gloss. so they probably do want kids, but ... their position in the world, or the condition of the world is such that they do not want them. — unenlightened
What are the implications of this on people's motivation to "save the planet" when they don't have any children (and possibly don't intend to have any). — Agree-to-Disagree
I think here the political situation or climate change are a very minor factor.
The bigger factor is simply the cultural change in the society — ssu
The bigger factor is simply the cultural change in the society — ssu
What about fusion power? — frank
If you want a downfall then I would say that "if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is too good to be true". — Agree-to-Disagree
The big problems are getting it to work and getting it to work safely. — Agree-to-Disagree
Really? What safety issues exactly? — Benkei
Nuclear weapons proliferation. The open or clandestine production of plutonium 239 is possible in a fusion reactor simply by placing natural or depleted uranium oxide at any location where neutrons of any energy are flying about. The ocean of slowing-down neutrons that results from scattering of the streaming fusion neutrons on the reaction vessel permeates every nook and cranny of the reactor interior, including appendages to the reaction vessel. Slower neutrons will be readily soaked up by uranium 238, whose cross section for neutron absorption increases with decreasing neutron energy. — Daniel Jassby
Most living organisms on earth, other than the dinosaurs and the ones we're getting rid of, either adapt to their environment and survive, or maladapt and perish. — alleybear
All of us are part of this evolutionary movement in deciding intelligent or ignorant responses. — alleybear
What if an organism could change the environment? They could change the environment to allow themselves to survive. — Agree-to-Disagree
The moral issue is about having the power to help our descendants, but failing to act on their behalves. — frank
Do I have a moral duty to help YOUR descendants? — Agree-to-Disagree
The moral issue I'm talking about has little to do with you in particular. — frank
The human race — frank
The moral issue is about having the power to help our descendants, but failing to act on their behalves. — frank
Living things are architects: sometimes profoundly altering the earth to meet their needs. This has been going practically since life first appeared. People who think climate change is a moral issue because it's evil to transform the world are just misinformed about the nature of life. — frank
It appears that there is a very large difference in Solar Energy Potential between summer and winter for latitudes that are not close to the equator.
How will countries that depend on solar energy cope with this situation? — Agree-to-Disagree
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