Are We Knowingly Living a Lie?

[Mider]

….martial arts turning you into a competent fighter/improving your character/making you more successful in love….

I think the idea is that when fossil fuels are completely abolished in 3 years time, we will have unlimited green energy with which to charge them. But of course, that’s a lie!

Because we’re comfortable, because it’s convenient and because we’re told it’s greener….green washing!

It’s def a lie and sadly it’s easier to believe the lie with cable, Netflix, iphones

but I see things getting worse bit by bit and wonder when the comfort will stop. High rent, high grocery prices, high gas prices.

 

[Gyakuto]

I say humans are trash and they know it's true; they just don't like to think about it.

I am inclined to agree with you!

 

[Bill Mattocks]

It’s def a lie and sadly it’s easier to believe the lie with cable, Netflix, iphones

but I see things getting worse bit by bit and wonder when the comfort will stop. High rent, high grocery prices, high gas prices.

Like the frog in the pot on the stove. Turn the heat up slowly and he won't notice he's being boiled alive.

 

[Gyakuto]

There are some positive people on this forum - do you care to add to this discussion…before I lose all hope

 

[Buka]

Sunshine, lollipops, rainbows and puppy dogs, unicorns being ridden by beautiful naked women with funny hats.

Or not.

 

[Gyakuto]

Sunshine, lollipops, rainbows and puppy dogs, unicorns being ridden by beautiful naked women with funny hats.

Or not.

That’s the most sensical post you’ve ever made, Buka

 

[Steve]

This is a very interesting topic, but I think to do it justice is intrinsically political. At least, to address the points you’ve raised adequately, the conversation will necessarily steer that direction.

 

[Gyakuto]

This is a very interesting topic, but I think to do it justice is intrinsically political. At least, to address the points you’ve raised adequately, the conversation will necessarily steer that direction.

No it doesn’t and it won’t.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

No it doesn’t and it won’t.

In the US, it has become a political talking point. It should not be political, but unfortunately, lobbyists have paid big money to turn it that way.

 

[HighKick]

Over 20 years ago I helped a friend build one of these: Earthship Biotecture - Off Grid Sustainable Green Buildings - Earthship Biotecture

At the time we thought we were really making a difference. Nowadays not so sure. I retain hope the human race will someday live with our environment without destroying it but we aren't there yet. The bicycle is the most environmentally friendly vehicle mankind has yet devised especially if it's made of steel which is recyclable. I try to ride mine when the weather is nice and leave the big polluting truck in the driveway. Electric cars have a long way to go before they even make a dent in the problem.

Obviously, you have never been to an iron ore mine or steel mill.
The same can be said for Lithium, but there appears to be So much less of it to mine. Incredibly nasty stuff to mine and process.

 

[Buka]

In the US, it has become a political talking point. It should not be political, but unfortunately, lobbyists have paid big money to turn it that way.

Then I think we should pick a day, shoot all the lawyers and politicians, then sit around a campfire smoking doobies and figure it out.

I’ll bring the marshmallows. Somebody bring beer.

 

[isshinryuronin]

unicorns being ridden by beautiful naked women with funny hats.

The hat is optional.

I’ll bring the marshmallows. Somebody bring beer.

Don't forget the ladies (with or without) the hat.

 

[Steve]

No it doesn’t and it won’t.

I give it two more pages, if the thread doesn’t lose steam by then. If it hasn’t become a train wreck by that point I will be sincerely impressed. Heck, a significant portion of the American population won’t admit climate change is a real thing because of politics.

It’s an interesting topic. Best of luck.

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

a significant portion of the American population won’t admit climate change is a real thing because of politics.

Don't pollute our environment (include the air) is always a good idea. I just don't know why people want to argue about it.

A: I like my environment to be clear.
B: I like my environment to be dirty.
A: @#$%^&
B: &^%$#@

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Don't pollute our environment (include the air) is always a good idea. I just don't know why people want to argue about it.

A: I like my environment to be clear.
B: I like my environment to be dirty.
A: @#$%^&
B: &^%$#@

More often, it's this:

A: I like my environment clean, and I want society to spend money to clean it up.
B: I also like a clean environment, but I don't want my tax dollars to go to clean it.
C: The environment will clean itself.
D: I'll do what I want on my property, don't tell me what to do.
E: There's no proof the environment is dirty.

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

B: I also like a clean environment, but I don't want my tax dollars to go to clean it.

I prefer my tax dollars to go to clean the environment than to support a war.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

I prefer my tax dollars to go to clean the environment than to support a war.

But not everyone agrees, so nothing gets done.

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

But not everyone agrees, so nothing gets done.

Only when alien attacks earth, the earth people then may unite together (instead of fighting against each other).

 

[Gyakuto]

Here in the U.K. we’re suffering from floods with many people’s lives being devastated as their homes flood with sewage-tainted water. And yet building contractors continue to plan housing estates on river flood planes or areas that are likely to become flood planes as rainfall increases. Knowing this, families still buy these doomed properties. Why can’t we build houses on ’stilts‘ like the do in other countries?

Is it the, ‘well it won’t happen to me’ phenomenon or are people just deluded?

 

[Gyakuto]

I had a friend (my original Iaido teacher) with a PhD in chemistry and we worked at the same university as me. He was an anthropomorphic climate change denier, often pulling out the infamous hockey stick graph and other data to prove his point. And when he breaks it down like that, it’s compelling. But I tell him I don’t believe him because science is about consensus and the vast majority of the experts say we are greatly contributing to climate change. The University continually ‘shut him down’ when he voices his opinion.

He also believes many conspiracy theories including the Dyatlov Pass incident being down to a yeti