tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post57641370240280042..comments2023-08-11T08:06:28.810-07:00Comments on Slobber And Spittle (Archive): What Geology Can Teach UsCujo359http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-69857462288900419662009-05-24T23:13:33.810-07:002009-05-24T23:13:33.810-07:00Maybe the most important lesson of Collapse is tha...Maybe the most important lesson of <I>Collapse</I> is that civilizations can often choose to adapt to a changing situation, or to change its ways when it's clear that things can't continue as they are. Knowledge, especially science, is important, but then so is the willingness to act on that knowledge. There, too, we see troubling signs that we aren't up to that challenge as a people.Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-77982468687808427012009-05-24T11:01:12.563-07:002009-05-24T11:01:12.563-07:00A good reminder, there are possibilities that are ...A good reminder, there are possibilities that are greater than us and not too far removed from happening or happening again. <br /><br />Jared Diamond's <B><I>Collapse</I></B> reminds us that great catastrophe isn't required, something simple as lack of rain brings down the house, as many civilizations bones attest.<br /><br />There is no assurance the capability exists to survive, happenstance determines many outcome either positive or to the detriment. How good is your civilization at using the tools given its disposal? That is for substantially rational civilizations; the god(s) do not insure irrational civilization's survival. How is your country's hubris today?<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder, history is written, moment by moment, the geologic record is the library where the manuscripts of history are kept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com