The Possibility of Hope - Children of Men Extra (2/3)

A look at different matters of the world such as immigration, global warming and capitalism through the eyes of scientists and philosophers.

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Education

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• children of men
• capitalism
• immigration
• global warming
• hope
• documentary

[codkiller100]

Economical model: Keynesians economics.

[GoingGoingGalt]

@boleroinferno Again, all resources are finite in one respect or another. But its not enough to make that claim. The entire market system is in fact justified by the fact that resources are finite.

And yet, if any of what you said was true, you would tell me just where you get such precise figures from. Don't say "common sense". You mention something as asinine as that, and you've just lost by default.

[boleroinferno]

@joshmolina3 You are totally right on all these issues. Don't let GoingGalt's use of Bill-O'Reilley tactics get you down.

He can shout you down or claim to hold a monopoly on rational thinking, even spread around false skepticism (which is really simple ignorance), but in the end it's the people who understand and are willing to act to better the world that make the difference.

[julialeekaufman]

@Technicolor909 *Banksy*

[Technicolor909]

2:02 BANKSEY

[GoingGoingGalt]

@joshmolina3 ...other sources of energy will become less relatively expensive, and therefore more appealing for investment

[GoingGoingGalt]

@joshmolina3 I can agree that oil being a finite resource is a debatable issue, but keep in mind three things. First, all resources, at least those relevant to economics (ie the study of allocation of FINITE resources), are by definition, finite. Second, there is a lot more hydrocarbons than many media sources imply (the tar sands of Alberta alone can provide fuel for the entire world for over a century). Third, as oil becomes more scarce and thus more expensive...

[GoingGoingGalt]

@joshmolina3 Now, as to global warming, while it is unmistakably true that the Earth is warming, two unproven premises are slipped in, even though neither have been proven adequately. The first is that global warming is completely our fault (evidence suggests we are accelerating the process, but GW would happen without us), the second is that global warming would be an unequivocal disaster (even though evidence does not show a totally good or bad scenario)

[GoingGoingGalt]

@joshmolina3 Regarding organic food, I will have to emphasize that the jury is still out. There is no conclusive evidence that shows organic food is superior in health than GMO food. What we can conclude, however, is that if all food were organically produced, there would be a lot less of it. This means that mass starvation would be inevitable, and people as a whole would be poorer since more of their paycheck would go to food, of which there is less. In that respect, GMO food is better

[GoingGoingGalt]

@joshmolina3 I was being a little facetious, but still, I would recommend you take a look at the work done by Walter Williams, Bryan Caplan, Peter Schiff, and Tom Woods regarding the recession