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Reply #15 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 1:28am

Emma wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 12:57am:

well one gets nowhere without some goal to aim for, some desire to be fulfilled... I'd hope that as a species we will outlive our own negatives... and improve....

and we will treasure our home .. rather than destroy it ..

definitely unrealistic... BUT

wholly RATIONAL. Thanks Amadd

So there you go again.
I haven't done hundreds and hundreds of dives because I hate the underwater environment and have no respect for it you know.
I've also attended protest dives during the deepening of the Melbourne shipping channel which I think helped to minimise damage to an extent.

It's all very well to have a goal, but there must be some semblance of rationality within attaining that goal.

The world would need a new Hitler to the power of 1000 to stop the capitalist juggernaut, and even if this were possible, it would cause the death of billions.
So you may as well have the goal of tap dancing upon the waters of an undiscovered barrier reef on Mars.

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Reply #16 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 2:32am

The world would need a new Hitler to the power of 1000 to stop the capitalist juggernaut, and even if this were possible, it would cause the death of billions.
So you may as well have the goal of tap dancing upon the waters of an undiscovered barrier reef on Mars.
- Amadd

THIS IS your RATIONAL opinion??? Cheesy

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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: Great Barrier Reef...will WE destroy it..??? Reply #17 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 2:37am So Amadd... your answer to the question posed by the topic is YES. It's too hard.... boo hoo. Billions of deaths because we choose to protect the Great Barrier Reef..??? YOU need to GET REAL,, no..???
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Reply #18 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 3:14am

Emma wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 2:32am:

The world would need a new Hitler to the power of 1000 to stop the capitalist juggernaut, and even if this were possible, it would cause the death of billions.
So you may as well have the goal of tap dancing upon the waters of an undiscovered barrier reef on Mars.
- Amadd

THIS IS your RATIONAL opinion??? Cheesy

Yes, I'm telling you to get real.
You have no influence over even 5% of the people on this forum, let alone the billions required to murder other billions in order to bring the world to a halt and hopefully save the barrier reef.

Will we destroy the barrier reef?
Personally, I'll try not to. Will you?

Don't forget that we are a part of nature also, and the reef is quite a few million yrs older than humanity.
We may not be as wise as we assume ourselves to be when considering ourselves nature's keeper.
Nature might in fact be keeping us.

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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26589 Australia	Re: Great Barrier Reef...will WE destroy it..??? Reply #19 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 4:29am Semantics aside cambell newman will prolly give the big miners permission and policy to destroy the reef. SOB
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Postmodern Trendoid III Gold Member Offline Posts: 10300 Gender:	Re: Great Barrier Reef...will WE destroy it..??? Reply #20 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 9:22am Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 4:29am: Semantics aside cambell newman will prolly give the big miners permission and policy to destroy the reef. SOB i think your prolly wrong
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26589 Australia	Re: Great Barrier Reef...will WE destroy it..??? Reply #21 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 9:45am Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 9:22am: Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 4:29am: Semantics aside cambell newman will prolly give the big miners permission and policy to destroy the reef. SOB i think your prolly wrong What exactly is wrong with what i said? SOB
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Reply #22 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 9:47am

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 9:22am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 4:29am:

Semantics aside cambell newman will prolly give the big miners permission and policy to destroy the reef.

SOB

i think your prolly wrong

Really, spot is usually exceptional and accurate with his rational and cogent arguments, taking the time to weigh up the facts and present a valid comment. Grin

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Reply #23 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 10:27am

Chimp_Logic wrote on Apr 30^th, 2013 at 11:53pm:

..the biggest killers of coastal coral reefs are rising water temperature and run off of chemicals such as phosphorous and man made toxins

There was an ocean research who visited AUstralia recently and claimed that if current trends continue the Great Barrier Reef will be almost gone by 2030

I cant recall the name of the researcher - I will have a look around the ether and the voidless abyss for you

Just a little stat of concern

About half the Great barrier Reef has vanished in the past 27 years

Was looking forward to the link for this...got one?

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Reply #24 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 10:58am

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 9:45am:

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 9:22am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 4:29am:

Semantics aside cambell newman will prolly give the big miners permission and policy to destroy the reef.

SOB

i think your prolly wrong

What exactly is wrong with what i said?

SOB

prolly wrong

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Reply #25 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 11:04am

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 10:58am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 9:45am:

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 9:22am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 4:29am:

Semantics aside cambell newman will prolly give the big miners permission and policy to destroy the reef.

SOB

i think your prolly wrong

What exactly is wrong with what i said?

SOB

prolly wrong

I take it the only thing wrong with it is that you dont like that i said it then.

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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26589 Australia	Re: Great Barrier Reef...will WE destroy it..??? Reply #27 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 11:13am Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on May 2^nd, 2013 at 11:10am: prolly not And you wonder why you arent taken seriously SOB
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Postmodern Trendoid III Gold Member Offline Posts: 10300 Gender:	Re: Great Barrier Reef...will WE destroy it..??? Reply #28 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 11:26am prolly
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pjb05 Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 1404 Gender:	Re: Great Barrier Reef...will WE destroy it..??? Reply #29 - May 2^nd, 2013 at 5:04pm The GBR is vast and most of it is a long way offshore. Could someone please explain how some port development could affect it in any significant way?
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Question: Is the Great Barrier ReeF more important than Profits ?
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Yes 5 (50.0%) no 2 (20.0%) Yes, depending on the current economic climate 1 (10.0%) No ..Economic demands trump the Reef 0 (0.0%) Yes.. without exception 0 (0.0%) NO , altho some enviro issues may be consi 1 (10.0%) No ...Our Country needs Mining profits regardless 0 (0.0%) ABSOLUTELY YES ..IT IS 1 (10.0%) Total votes: 10 « Created by: Emma on: Apr 30^th, 2013 at 11:50pm »