Asimov -Part 2 The Answer for Humanity

Isaac Asimov (died April 1992) scientist, author of over 500 books, gives his answer to how humanity can survive itself (the answer lies in energy from space.) See the complete talk on http://www.ubcome.com/AsimovSaveCivil...
This talk was when Asimov was President of The American Humanist Association, to The Humanist Institute.

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[amn3h23h2]

the difference is, when the articles of confederation were failing, one could at least have hope of leaving to another land. how can i escape the world government?

give me liberty or give me death.

the only way this would work is if we quickly expand to the moon and mars, then we can have 3 governments :).... earth government would be logical at that point.

[KingKahnTV]

Why do you think that government means a loss of liberty rather than a protection. A fair government is like an umbrella and a safety net. 

[BaldingEagle51]

You are dismissive. Dismiss alarmists with agendas, do it every time. It's not really related to this video or what's happening to us and the Earth.

If someone calls an inspiring scientist and writer an alarmist merely for summarizing the obvious, and call saving humanity an agenda for someone with little political power and few years left in life, I would deem that person insane.

Sometimes I think depressed fatalists buying into political spin is what will destroy the Earth.

[Tenbegdoh]

It's a wonderful ideal, but those who control extra terrestrial power plants will have power.

I want people to be sent into space no matter what - I'll volunteer.

[Mistermaarten150]

Then... we need a revolution. Just in America, and other corrupt/decontributing countries.

[Teawithgrief]

america has proven to have lost its zest to advance civilization

[Mistermaarten150]

I think that once the economic crisis is over and America will finally stop waging war with a lot of people, and starts investing more into science, these ideas can be realized.

[Ashton Photogaphy]

You're assuming I have political motivations and that I'm ignorant, and have nothing but your own prejudice to back it up.

No wonder you believe this stuff.

[ryenomite1]

Because we have to give up some freedom to form a government.

[Germanswisscheese]

Last year 40,000 heat records in the United States were broken, the year before that 25,000 were broken, last year the world yearly average temperature record was broken by a full degree Fahrenheit. The last decade was the hottest in all 110 years of national record keeping. The last time the united states had a record cold month was 1983. If you want to be ignorant for political reasons that's your business, but don't expect anybody to respect you for it, I certainly don't.

[Holos Nauta]

The conflict intended previously is comparable to the natural dynamics of opposing polarities, such as water-fire, "good"-"evil", male-female, positive-negative (as in magnetism) etc.

there's not much to fight against in this inevitably natural scenario proposed in our dual/multiple reality. Conflict bears solution. What perfection can stem from an environment of stasis?

Our existence is bound to the constant passing of phases.

[Holos Nauta]

you should make your concept of "conflict" more pliable to readers with an understanding relevant only to their partiality.

It's not easy for just anyone to conceive of a notion that is opposed to the common concept of "right" or "wrong"; the first being pro to human perpetuation, the second being pro to its halting, in generic terms.

You repeat the words of a Greek philosophy... and you get "too many negative votes".

[Holos Nauta]

from what

[Tim Olff]

very inspirational