June 8, 2004 at Yosemite National Park ...
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Comprising a view of Yosemite Valley and its awesome waterfalls, Pioneer Yosemite
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Is peace possible in this world? Is it at all possible for humankind to display self-restraint and humility before Nature?
Personal virtue is good and praiseworthy but it means very little on a planet with 6.5 billion humans. Living within your means and not behaving like an irrational hyperconsumer is great but it means very little when 300 million Americans have amassed a mountain of debt and the nation's banking industry squandering away all of the nation's money in wildly unsustainable gambling schemes.
If you want to live well, live well. If you want to live peacefully, live peacefully. But do not imagine that your own personal choices will save humankind from the consequences of its own actions. Our nation is bankrupt & insolvent, our civilization has depleted the Earth's resources & polluted the planet & it is dying, and our species is currently engaged in the greatest bubble of all time (the population bubble) which must inevitably lead to the greatest population crash of all time.
Humankind has already chosen its future. Humankind has already selected its fate.
Humankind's future is bleak for a reason and only God could save our species from extinction. Too bad God either doesn't exist or isn't particularly concerned about humankind's fate.
David Mathews
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