Science is the only thing that has got us out of fear, ignorance and superstition. It should be revered not denigrated!!
It should indeed. Unfortunately for the vast majority, fear, ignorance and superstition is still very much alive! A few other thoughts...
Scienterrorists are masters of "Revisionist Evolution". If there is no evidence......then they will invent some.
That is absurd!!
Now I see where you're goin here. I know this will be pointless but here goes. You obviously see Revisionist Evolution as a weakness, interesting. Lets check that out. We'll just look at one requirement for an idea to qualify as a theory - It must allow for changes based on the discovery of new evidence. Along with that this should be mentioned as well. It must be dynamic, tentative and correctable.
The overwhelming strength of the scientific method is that it allows for changes and improvement to theories as new information is discovered. This is why science has advanced by leaps and bounds. In fact that's why the Theory of Evolution is much stronger now than it was in Darwin's time. Revisionist Evolution - you betcha, it's revised and improved every day, that's called Science. On the other hand faith based belief systems generally have not accepted new information or have nothing to say about it.
Have the oceans changed much in the last 25 million years, nope. Are they changing now, there's no doubt in my mind. I believe the changes in the ocean will accelerate as with every other cause and effect we're having on this planet. Changes generally happen over very long periods of time, giving organisms a chance to evolve and adapt. This will not be the case this time......we are in the middle of the next mass extinction to think otherwise is sticking your head in the sand. Going off on a bit of a tangent here ......Many species will be wiped out before the changes in the environment are the reason for their demise, (although some are gone due to habitat loss already) the changes will just make it harder if not impossible for species to bounce back. We didn't think we could pollute something like the "ocean" - I beg to differ. We are accomplishing that in a myriad of different ways. We are losing ocean stocks at an alarming rate, species are crashing there's just too many people, it's no longer sustainable. World population should increase by 50% in another 38 yrs, do the math.
We are short sighted, immediate gain over long term prosperity. This island and it's resources are a perfect example.......you can blame most of this on corrupt government officials and greedy individuals and corporations in the last 50 yrs. Government should be held accountable, can you say east coast cod, can you say west coast salmon, can you say 93% of watersheds logged.....goes on and on...and the citizens aren't the winners. Who's benefitting, large corporations.
Shipping raw logs is just idiotic, we could create so many more jobs in forestry if we processed the wood. It also has the potential to slow down deforestation. It's exactly what happens to 3rd world countries, strip them of their resources, process the resources in other countries, not many jobs are really created, people stay impoverished. Keeping intact watersheds might have been an idea....healthier fish stocks, (if not over-fished) the ability for stocks to improve, could promote more tourism, more fishing both recreational (guiding) and commercial. Much too late for any of that now....we need to save what we have left and restore what's been affected. We don't own the wild areas and rivers of this island the logging companies do. Side note: The fact that the Plover Pt fish farm is still on the table is just a little screwed up. I really do believe we can save our wild salmon.....only time will tell.
Just my 2 cents worth.........sorry for the rant guys, it just seems so pointless sometimes. I get so frustrated especially with the fish farms, it's a no brainer. I really believe that they are running on borrowed time but we need to make it happen faster.
Damn it's 2:35 wth....LOL....should be sleeping not doing this.....the ability to think and type has all but disappeared ..... over and out...
Mr Sunshine