Chief Longwind Of The North
Certified/Certifiable
Yes indeed ladies and gents, those words are quoted from the song created by R.E.M. Geological records show that the Earth experiences ice ages on a regular time scale. And preceeding every ice age, there is a "warm bubble". where the planet heats up for a brief time (brief in geological time). The last ice age, and it was a minor one, was around the time of the Revolutionary War in the U.S. If the previous climatic patterns continue, we are overdue for the next major ice age. And guess what kids, we are in a warm bubble. So the question has to be asked, are we truly the cause of global climatic change. And can we really do anything about it? I don't have enough data to say that we can or can't do anything about what is happening in our world. Thick of it this way. If the planet was shrunk to the size of a bowling ball, it would be smoother that a bowling ball. Our tallest mountains are only a two to five miles high (I think). The Earth is 7926.28 miles in diameter. That means that those mountains at the scale of a bowling ball, are less that 1/1000 of an inch high. And how big are we compared to a mountain? Of course that also means that the atmosphere isn't very thick either. We are like the size of a bacteria to the planet.
The other side to that coin is that if you have enough bacteria, they can change whatever it is that they are on. Think of how small bacteria are compared to a person. And yet, if there are enough bacteria on the body, they can completely digest the body (Ok, it's kind of a gross analogy, but it does get the point across).
And here's an even scarier scenario, that is completely possible. The North and South poles switch places every so many million years. And again, it's on a regular time period. When the poles exchange places, we completely lose the Van Allen belts that protect the planet from cosmic radiation. When that happens, the radiation from space, and the sun, will devastate all life on Earth. According to geological records, guess when that is supposed to take place. That's right, sometime soon.
And then there are the major religions of the world. All fo them predict that some great change is to take place somewhere around the time period we live in, give or take a few hundred years. And many of these religions never were influenced by other religions until recently. And the predictions were made a few thousand years back.
Is it all just coincidence, or is there a greater schedule going on that we have no control over?
I'm not an alarmist by nature. Nor am I superstitious. I am religious (and yes I understand that some people view that as superstition in itself). I didn't believe anything catastrophic would happen in the 80's when all the planets lined up. Nor did I believe anything would happen in the year 2000. I feel the same way about the year 2012. I'll believe it when I see it. But I do ponder, sometimes, the workings of the universe, on a grand scale. And I do believe that something major is going to happen, maybe not in my lifetime, but relatively soon. And maybe it will happen in my lifetime.
Oh, and one more little piece of info, there is a super-volcano building under yellowstone. And it's predicted that when it goes, it will change the planet.
So what can we do about any of these things? All we can really do is continue to live our lives, and hope we are no longer alive when they occur. All of those things that I listed will happen. When, I have no clue, and am not sure I would want to know. So I will continue to believe what I believe, try to contribute to society in my own way, and try to make life easier for my family while I draw air into my lungs. And I will continue to enjoy the natural beauty of the Great Lakes region, or wherever I may happen to be. Because I am a very little creature compared to the universe I live in. And what I do affects very little of this world. I will try to behave myself environmentally. I'll try to give back as much as I take. And that's all I can do.
For now, I'm working on enjoying the Christmas Season. And I make no apologies for it.
And just so's everyone knows, the U.S. Constitution does not bar prayer in schools, or in public places. Nor does it say that you can't have references to God in public or national spaces. It does say that there will be no state, or national religion, and that all people have the right to practice their religious beliefs, so long as they don't infringe upon others.
But then, that's another topic for discussion, and one that may get too heated to discuss here.
Seeeeeeeya; Goodweed of the North
The other side to that coin is that if you have enough bacteria, they can change whatever it is that they are on. Think of how small bacteria are compared to a person. And yet, if there are enough bacteria on the body, they can completely digest the body (Ok, it's kind of a gross analogy, but it does get the point across).
And here's an even scarier scenario, that is completely possible. The North and South poles switch places every so many million years. And again, it's on a regular time period. When the poles exchange places, we completely lose the Van Allen belts that protect the planet from cosmic radiation. When that happens, the radiation from space, and the sun, will devastate all life on Earth. According to geological records, guess when that is supposed to take place. That's right, sometime soon.
And then there are the major religions of the world. All fo them predict that some great change is to take place somewhere around the time period we live in, give or take a few hundred years. And many of these religions never were influenced by other religions until recently. And the predictions were made a few thousand years back.
Is it all just coincidence, or is there a greater schedule going on that we have no control over?
I'm not an alarmist by nature. Nor am I superstitious. I am religious (and yes I understand that some people view that as superstition in itself). I didn't believe anything catastrophic would happen in the 80's when all the planets lined up. Nor did I believe anything would happen in the year 2000. I feel the same way about the year 2012. I'll believe it when I see it. But I do ponder, sometimes, the workings of the universe, on a grand scale. And I do believe that something major is going to happen, maybe not in my lifetime, but relatively soon. And maybe it will happen in my lifetime.
Oh, and one more little piece of info, there is a super-volcano building under yellowstone. And it's predicted that when it goes, it will change the planet.
So what can we do about any of these things? All we can really do is continue to live our lives, and hope we are no longer alive when they occur. All of those things that I listed will happen. When, I have no clue, and am not sure I would want to know. So I will continue to believe what I believe, try to contribute to society in my own way, and try to make life easier for my family while I draw air into my lungs. And I will continue to enjoy the natural beauty of the Great Lakes region, or wherever I may happen to be. Because I am a very little creature compared to the universe I live in. And what I do affects very little of this world. I will try to behave myself environmentally. I'll try to give back as much as I take. And that's all I can do.
For now, I'm working on enjoying the Christmas Season. And I make no apologies for it.
And just so's everyone knows, the U.S. Constitution does not bar prayer in schools, or in public places. Nor does it say that you can't have references to God in public or national spaces. It does say that there will be no state, or national religion, and that all people have the right to practice their religious beliefs, so long as they don't infringe upon others.
But then, that's another topic for discussion, and one that may get too heated to discuss here.
Seeeeeeeya; Goodweed of the North
