I wouldn't say so. I'm not religious and 'believe' that there's no inherent point to life - no matter what we do, we will eventually die and rot. So will the universe one day with heat death.Is existentialism and Nihilism a euphemism of lazy, selfish and full of excuses?
Don't get me wrong. I am the same way. I am mirroring and try to be less "Nihilist"
Probably? But we are so early in the process that it's practically unfathomable for a human. We're talking something like 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 years from now.So will the universe one day with heat death.
Oh, I know what is existensialism and nihilism. But in my opinion has nothing to do with "feck it, we are fecked anyway" . But anyway, is a matter of philosophy and I am not great in this topic and in english even lessI wouldn't say so. I'm not religious and 'believe' that there's no inherent point to life - no matter what we do, we will eventually die and rot. So will the universe one day with heat death.
This probably clashes with the idea of existentialism but I have bad anxiety and depression which push me to judge myself very harshly (a lot of the time to my benefit as I'll work much harder).
I would consider myself a selfish person
He(president) is lying. Brazil is not rich but have close to 400 billion dollars in external reserves. He is expending $500 millions per day to manipulate the currency and dozens of millions with the presential cred card(he and his family live like sheiks), he could afford to stop the fire for sure.I read with horror that the Brazilian government says that it does not have the resources to fight the massive number of fires in the rain forest.
Surely if climate change is such a high priority, why are the other governments not falling over themselves to offer their support and help.
One minute I am optimistic that the penny is dropping and CC is now really high on the public agenda.
And the next minute we hear about the huge increase in Rain Forest deforestation.
The level of human stupidity has no bounds...
To quote American rock band Live "even scientists say everything is just light, not created, destroyed but eternally bright"... or something like that.Human mortality is easy to get anxious over, but the Universe is pretty resilient. And if you want to look at it like that, the stuff you're made of will still be around for all of it.
What do you mean - will the universe one day with heat death.I wouldn't say so. I'm not religious and 'believe' that there's no inherent point to life - no matter what we do, we will eventually die and rot. So will the universe one day with heat death.
This probably clashes with the idea of existentialism but I have bad anxiety and depression which push me to judge myself very harshly (a lot of the time to my benefit as I'll work much harder).
I would consider myself a selfish person
As in, you could argue that because no matter what you do, everything will ultimately end up the same way anyway, that life is pointless/meaningless. It's the nihilist point of viewWhat do you mean - will the universe one day with heat death.
Risky point of view.As in, you could argue that because no matter what you do, everything will ultimately end up the same way anyway, that life is pointless/meaningless. It's the nihilist point of view
As in fate?As in, you could argue that because no matter what you do, everything will ultimately end up the same way anyway, that life is pointless/meaningless. It's the nihilist point of view
I honestly don't think we'll manage that. That would most likely require negative economic growth for the next 80 years.However, I do believe that we will be able to prevent the very worst effects holding temperature rise to below 2C.
Not sure where you got that information from. But absolutely. It will be a massive challenge.I honestly don't think we'll manage that. That would most likely require negative economic growth for the next 80 years.
It's from historical data. To stay below 2 degrees Celsius of heating while having a negative growth of 1 %, we need to better our emission factor by 1.8 % per year until 2100. Since 1970 we have improved our emission factor by 1.6 % per year. If we want to keep our economic growth from the 20th century we need to improve our emission factor by 5.9 % per year. No way are we doing that. But we might still want economic growth.Not sure where you got that information from. But absolutely. It will be a massive challenge.
When people are really up against it, ingenuity comes to the fore.
I forsee a programme of massive tree planting combined with new technologies which will reduce CO2 output.
It would also not surprise me to see beef consumption reduce significantly.
You're optimistic. I hope you're rightHowever, I do believe that we will be able to prevent the very worst effects holding temperature rise to below 2C.
Thank you for this update which is most interesting.It's from historical data. To stay below 2 degrees Celsius of heating while having a negative growth of 1 %, we need to better our emission factor by 1.8 % per year until 2100. Since 1970 we have improved our emission factor by 1.6 % per year. If we want to keep our economic growth from the 20th century we need to improve our emission factor by 5.9 % per year. No way are we doing that. But we might still want economic growth.
Thank you for this update which is most interesting.
As I have mentioned it is going to be almost impossible to achieve the figures you quoted.
That is why our primary tool of a programme of massive tree planting is absolutely vital. Yes it will take time for the trees to uptake CO2 but unless we start now it will be too late.
I quite agree. But that is not going to happen globally for some time.Again, trees are not the biggest of the problems. Worldwide, the tree surface had been growing for years and we are at a highest point in hundreds of years. The only choice is stop emissions from the energy source and meat/dairy consumption
The rate our fuel and meat consumption is growing, there is not enough trees that you can plan. Tax meat, control origin, promote vegan option and you will reduce meat consumption therefore emissions and less trees that will be cut (more trees as you want).I quite agree. But that is not going to happen globally for some time.
There is always going to be a need for a range of activities to tackle this global problem.
Some will work and some will not. Trees will and are a low cost low risk option.
Remember. Tree planting is not only good for our atmosphere. They will benefit the wider ecosystem which is absolutely vital for all our wellbeing.
It is not selfish. But it is increasingly important for parents to consider what the world could be like as their children grow into adulthood.Is it selfish to have children, what with how fecked the world seems to be going?
Well who the feck else is going to sort it out if we don't have kids?Is it selfish to have children, what with how fecked the world seems to be going?
Keep having kids. Cull the old.Well who the feck else is going to sort it out if we don't have kids?
What age do you class as old?Keep having kids. Cull the old.
That is not good news as I am going to be 69 soon..
Yes, its a discussion I have with my partner regularly. Its terrifying actually, thinking of a world were more extreme weather events occur, animal species have declined and competition for resources.It is not selfish. But it is increasingly important for parents to consider what the world could be like as their children grow into adulthood.
It is also vital that parents teach and mentor their children to live responsibly and to treat our increasingly fragile planet with the utmost respect.
I do however strongly believe that we should only award child benefit to the first two as a maximum. Anything else is sending completely the wrong message.
Competition for resources could well become a major cause of conflict.Were governments easily persuaded to help fix the hole in the o-zone layer, in comparison to dealing with climate change?
Yes, its a discussion I have with my partner regularly. Its terrifying actually, thinking of a world were more extreme weather events occur, animal species have declined and competition for resources.
What type of trees though? native I suppose?https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ireland-440-million-trees_n_5d6c7b42e4b0cdfe057221e1
Ireland Will Plant 440 Million Trees By 2040 To Combat Climate Change
The initiative is part of Ireland’s climate action plan, which proposed investments in renewable energy, a new carbon tax and a mass tree-planting effort.
Well done.
It depends on whether the trees are for short term harvesting, in which case it’ll be spruce trees or if they’re to be more long term, then deciduous.What type of trees though? native I suppose?
Because if it is fast growing trees like Pines and Eucalyptus, those feckers drank all the water out, instead of keeping the humidity in the soil.
I wouldn't bet on us doing much of that climate change plan really. Load of waffle for the most part. We are already useless at trying to reach our targets.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ireland-440-million-trees_n_5d6c7b42e4b0cdfe057221e1
Ireland Will Plant 440 Million Trees By 2040 To Combat Climate Change
The initiative is part of Ireland’s climate action plan, which proposed investments in renewable energy, a new carbon tax and a mass tree-planting effort.
Well done.
We have about 1.2% coverage of native trees. Its all Pine atm and nothing else. Currently planning on cutting down about 10,000 native trees near me to build 250 houses, pretty gutted about it.What type of trees though? native I suppose?
Because if it is fast growing trees like Pines and Eucalyptus, those feckers drank all the water out, instead of keeping the humidity in the soil.
I think that we all sometimes ask the same question - what is the point of me doing x or y.I think we’re already past the point of no return. We’ve really managed to feck it right up. After a placcy bag was found in the deepest part of the Mariana Trench there is now no part of the earth we haven’t polluted. The only way is to drastically cut the population meaning a drastic cut in the demand for resources but that’s never going to happen- if anything that’s just going to get worse. It’s completely and utterly depressing. Makes you wonder what the point in washing a feckin yoghurt pot out for recycling when you see rivers just flowing thousands of tonnes of rubbish into the sea.