[Jewelry making - Article 00283] - Re: [Orchid] Responsible Gold

[MillsGem]

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All,

    I think that what Dan is saying is that no matter what man does, it
    impacts the environment. This, of course, is true of all species. In
    man's case, the impact is far greater because we are not unlike a
    metasticizing cancer. We are feverishly replicating, not just in
    terms of population expansion, but more importantly, in impact on
    environment, devastation of resources and degradation of environment.
    We worship at the altar of "growth is good, growth is progress "
    whereas, in reality, it may, indeed, be lethal. Nuclear
    proliferation is a good example. My view of responsibility is that we
    should do everything possible to thwart rampant, mindless expansion
    until we can get a handle on what our impact might be. Scientists are
    already talking about the point of no return; ergo the irreversible
    threshold ! 

    As I have said before, nature corrects her mistakes......things that
    don't function properly don't evolve, and, if they don't fit into the
    grand scheme of things and if they are ecosystem incompatible, they
    become extinct. In this case we are talking about how a given
    organism fits into the overall scheme of things.In the case of man,
    there is little to support his ecological compatibility.

    If I had to single out man's most significant failing it would be
    that he has come to think of himself as being a God. Certainly he
    has come to associate himself with deities because of anthropomorphic
    deification.....we see god in our own form. In reality we are such a
    microscopic entity in the overall scheme of things that we would
    better serve our sense of reality by thinking of ourselves as
    microbes. Somehow, I think that we are not going to give up our
    delusions until we experience a catastrophic event. We are too
    comfortable with our fantasies, assumptions and creature comforts. 

    I know that what I have been venting about is only distantly related
    to our mundane daily endeavours. On the other hand, if any of us
    sense that things are not quite what they should be, they should be
    entertaining the possibility that a wider viewpoint should be
    encompassed. I am not advocating involvement in a "movement". I
    merely suggest that we should not become so complacent about the
    status quo that we are lulled into a state of
    semi-conciousness....after all, Costco, Walmart nor Home Depot will
    not save us if things go bad ! 

    I know that a lot of you will find all this talk boring and
    irrelevant, but whatever happened to the inquiring mind.?.......Ron
    Mills, Mills Gem Co. Los Osos, Ca

 
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