Re: Dependent on dirty fossil fuel
Mike Hawryluk, March 20.
Time and time again I've seen defenders of the petrol-faith weigh in on the arguments equating life without petroleum to something akin to primitive existence. While Hawryluk is correct in his opinion on the advent of modern convenience, he also exemplifies the slanted ideal that societies will eventually solve the aftermath initiated by dependency on petroleum. This part of his opinion is a classic example of human need to feel secure and vindicated in the design and utility of its own invention.
I have a few opinions on the matter of overpopulation and the imbalance created by human interference with the natural courses nature designed whereby all living species benefit in what some affectionately title ordered chaos. They begin with the cognition that the pace created by cheap fossil fuels has led us to a plethora of supposed successes which are rearing their downsides due to the broader vision many environmentalists have on this issue.
The unfortunate side of this argument ends with the fallacy within the word revolutionize, as chosen by Mr. Hawryluk. Our revolutionizing consistently offers self-destruction after the fascination with our creativity fades and the undeniable residues are left for all future denizens to deal with. So-called modern medicine is a fabulous example of this fallacy. It serves us only as well as the hierarchical nature of society allows. Our planet is not inexhaustible and modern convenience is merely another effect of human self-centeredness.
Dennis Ouellette
Prince George
