The Sixth Extinction (1) - #extinction #risks #COP15

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	The Sixth Extinction (1) - #extinction #risks #COP15

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<P>Although we humans have been trashing the planet, and continue to trash the 
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jQuery1249148602078="152">positive illusions</A> about outcomes. But such 
unreflective optimism is not supported by reality. Unless a miracle occurs, 
there is little doubt about the species extinction outcome in the 21st century 
if we keep doing what we’re doing.</p> <P>But <A href="http://www.missourireview.com/tmr-blog/archives/345" 
jQuery1249148602078="153">the power of positive illusions</A> is that “people 
who remain optimistic in the face of insurmountable odds are healthier and 
finally more successful than those who have a more realistic attitude.” Thus 
<EM>friedmanism</EM> is almost universal among high-functioning, successful 
human beings. It thus afflicts almost all of our society’s leaders and elites, 
<EM>i.e.</EM> those people who are charged with keeping the growth machine 
running.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://energybulletin.net/node/49750"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/energybulletin.net/img/6422FE9E-9305-4691-844F-CBB7E196C0E9" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://energybulletin.net/node/49750"> It is only when we acknowledge that <STRONG>we—all of us, not just those guys 
over there—</STRONG><STRONG>are the problem we’re trying to fix</STRONG> that we 
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