Tubthumper
31-Mar-10, 20:55
Much as I hate posting links, I caught a glimpse of this on the BBC website.
Professor James Lovelock, the scientist who developed Gaia theory, has said it is too late to try and save the planet. The man who achieved global fame for his theory that the whole earth is a single organism now believes that we can only hope that the earth will take care of itself in the face of completely unpredictable climate change.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8594000/8594561.stm
At the age of 90, Prof Lovelock is resigned to his own fate and the fate of the planet. Whether the planet saves itself or not, he argues, all we can do is to "enjoy life while you can".
It's one man's opinion, given towards the end of his life, and maybe he'd had a hard couple of days, but it still makes one's eyes water a bit.
We can worry about what we leave for our descendants, but our fate has been pretty well sealed by our ancestors. Hey-ho.
Professor James Lovelock, the scientist who developed Gaia theory, has said it is too late to try and save the planet. The man who achieved global fame for his theory that the whole earth is a single organism now believes that we can only hope that the earth will take care of itself in the face of completely unpredictable climate change.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8594000/8594561.stm
At the age of 90, Prof Lovelock is resigned to his own fate and the fate of the planet. Whether the planet saves itself or not, he argues, all we can do is to "enjoy life while you can".
It's one man's opinion, given towards the end of his life, and maybe he'd had a hard couple of days, but it still makes one's eyes water a bit.
We can worry about what we leave for our descendants, but our fate has been pretty well sealed by our ancestors. Hey-ho.