:37:02
Again and again we have
the problem
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that whether you obey
the law or not
:37:06
is a matter whether
its cost effective.
:37:09
If the chance
of getting caught
:37:10
and the penalties are less
than it costs to comply
:37:15
people think of it as
just a business decision.
:37:20
Drawing the metaphor of
the early attempts to fly.
:37:33
Theban going off of a very
high cliff in his airplane
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with the wings flapping
:37:39
and the guys
flapping the wings
:37:41
and the wind
is in his face
:37:42
and this poor fool
think shes flying
:37:45
but in fact
hes in freefall
:37:47
and he just doesnt
know it yet
:37:49
because the ground
is so far away
:37:52
but of course the craft
is doomed to crash.
:37:59
Thats the way our
civilization is
:38:00
the very high cliff
:38:02
represents the virtually
united resources
:38:05
we seem to have when
we began this journey.
:38:08
The craft isnt flying
:38:11
because it's not built according
to the laws of aerodynamics
:38:15
and is subject
to the law of gravity.
:38:17
Civilization is not flying
:38:18
because it's not built according
to the laws of aerodynamics
:38:23
for civilizations
that would fly.
:38:25
And of course the ground
is still a long way away
:38:28
but some people have seen
that ground rushing up
:38:32
sooner than
the rest of us have.
:38:34
The visionaries have seen it
and have told us its coming.
:38:40
Theres not a
single scientific
:38:43
peer reviewed paper published
in the last 25years
:38:47
that would contradict
this scenario
:38:53
Every living system
of earth
:38:56
is in decline
:38:57
every life support system
of earth is in decline