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____ Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33410 Australia Gender:	Is Perpetual Growth Logical Apr 26^th, 2012 at 6:39am If you were living on an island, would you support perpetual grow of the economy. If this growth cost the environment of this island. Now expand the idea of the island to the planet. Should we stop rewarding perpetual growth and start rewarding any and all shifts towards sustainability.
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Re: Is Perpetual Growth Logical
Reply #1 - Apr 29^th, 2012 at 4:26pm

____ wrote on Apr 26^th, 2012 at 6:39am:

If you were living on an island, would you support perpetual grow of the economy. If this growth cost the environment of this island.

Now expand the idea of the island to the planet.

Should we stop rewarding perpetual growth and start rewarding any and all shifts towards sustainability.

The Libs know their survival in the 21st century depends on factoring in the globally recognised unsustainability of the John Howard era!

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Re: Is Perpetual Growth Logical
Reply #2 - Apr 30^th, 2012 at 4:14pm

____ wrote on Apr 26^th, 2012 at 6:39am:

If you were living on an island, would you support perpetual grow of the economy. If this growth cost the environment of this island.

Now expand the idea of the island to the planet.

Should we stop rewarding perpetual growth and start rewarding any and all shifts towards sustainability.

Logical? Depends on the scope and specifics of the premises in the argument. So it could very well be "Logical".

Whether the position is intelligent or even makes sense? No.

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Doctor Jolly Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3808	Re: Is Perpetual Growth Logical Reply #3 - Apr 30^th, 2012 at 4:18pm Perpetual growth through use of resources is not possible. The environment is limited. Perpetual growth driven by technology is. There is no reason why technology cannot keep improving infinitum.
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Re: Is Perpetual Growth Logical
Reply #4 - Apr 30^th, 2012 at 4:55pm

Doctor Jolly wrote on Apr 30^th, 2012 at 4:18pm:

Perpetual growth through use of resources is not possible. The environment is limited.

Perpetual growth driven by technology is. There is no reason why technology cannot keep improving infinitum.

Well then we're all stuffed, aren't we.

Without resources we don't have technology or anything else for that matter.

Something to look forward to.

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Reply #5 - May 1^st, 2012 at 4:58pm

Doctor Jolly wrote on Apr 30^th, 2012 at 4:18pm:

Perpetual growth through use of resources is not possible. The environment is limited.

Perpetual growth driven by technology is. There is no reason why technology cannot keep improving infinitum.

Perpetual Growth driven by technology makes no sense.

What is doing the growing?

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Re: Is Perpetual Growth Logical
Reply #6 - May 1^st, 2012 at 5:32pm

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on May 1^st, 2012 at 4:58pm:

Doctor Jolly wrote on Apr 30^th, 2012 at 4:18pm:

Perpetual growth through use of resources is not possible. The environment is limited.
Perpetual growth driven by technology is. There is no reason why technology cannot keep improving infinitum.

Perpetual Growth driven by technology makes no sense.

What is doing the growing?

The population keeps growing at an alarming rate, and they all want to eat and comsume other goods, and that cannot go on forever.

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Re: Is Perpetual Growth Logical
Reply #7 - May 1^st, 2012 at 5:38pm

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on May 1^st, 2012 at 4:58pm:

Doctor Jolly wrote on Apr 30^th, 2012 at 4:18pm:

Perpetual growth through use of resources is not possible. The environment is limited.

Perpetual growth driven by technology is. There is no reason why technology cannot keep improving infinitum.

Perpetual Growth driven by technology makes no sense.

What is doing the growing?

Humans are technology.

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