Thinking outside the box of Britain....

[Deb London]

I think your username should be wise-woman. I couldn't agree more with what you have written here.

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

But do you not agree RR that as the supposed 'most intelligent species' that we have arrived through evolution into a state of awareness that makes us have a conscience about what we are capable of doing, therefore we should react accordingly and put right (or attempt to) what we have wronged? Is that not learning and using what we have learnt?

....Yes, I do agree. I'm not advocating you do nothing about these 'problems' some of which are caused by man and some not. I'm only stepping outside the box and objectively observing what I see as reality. It's not sufficient to only learn from what we know has developed on planet Earth during the miniscule timeframe of human life.

John Lennon (Beatle) said something like: "Life is what happens while we make plans".

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Red Robin

....Yes, I do agree. I'm not advocating you do nothing about these 'problems' some of which are caused by man and some not. I'm only stepping outside the box and objectively observing what I see as reality. It's not sufficient to only learn from what we know has developed on planet Earth during the miniscule timeframe of human life.

John Lennon (Beatle) said something like: "Life is what happens while we make plans".

I'm not really sure why you keep bringing this up when you regularly express that you're not really bothered what happens.

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

I'm not really sure why you keep bringing this up when you regularly express that you're not really bothered what happens.

....Er.. Bringing what up exactly?

I'm responding to Wild-Woman's post and direct question to me.

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Red Robin

....Er.. Bringing what up exactly?

I'm responding to Wild-Woman's post and direct question to me.

This whole thread.

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

This whole thread.

A) - If you read the first post in this thread you will see it's written in response to several people questioning my views in other thread topics which I decided it more polite not to hijack with my answer therein.

B) - I am merely sharing my views as everyone else does on such a forum. Inevitably not everyone has the same views or agrees with each other. Or are you suggesting that to be a member of WAB we should all have the same views and opinions?

C) - If you prefer, you don't have to contribute to this thread.

[Deb London]

Someone on this forum (talking about songbirds I think) once said something like that we should preserve the species that we have because they are an important part of their ecosystem, possibly with an importance that we do not understand. I think this applies to the debate on this thread. I think we (the conscious that is) need to stop playing God and realise the damage that we are causing this planet. Stop introducing aliens, try and revert any damage that we have done. Stop thinking that this is our playground and have a little more respect for the other species that some of us think it's OK to wipe out.

Encourage debate all you want RR, but here is nothing that will sway my opinion on this matter.

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Red Robin

A) - If you read the first post in this thread you will see it's written in response to several people questioning my views in other thread topics which I decided it more polite not to hijack with my answer therein.

B) - I am merely sharing my views as everyone else does on such a forum. Inevitably not everyone has the same views or agrees with each other. Or are you suggesting that to be a member of WAB we should all have the same views and opinions?

C) - If you prefer, you don't have to contribute to this thread.

No, indeed this will be my last post beacuse and I don't mean to be rude this is ground already covered with you elsewhere on other threads all these points put to you before, but you make it abundantly clear (on those threads and this one) that you're not really bothered so I don't really see the point of going over it all again.

There are valid reasons to be concerned its about preserving biodiversity its about preserving the ability of ecosystems and indeed the planet to repair itself and this has been explained before at least I thought it had.

You are of course entitled to your opinion as we all are but I don't really know why you want to discuss the subject if its not something you are bothered about either way.

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by Deb London

Encourage debate all you want RR, but here is nothing that will sway my opinion on this matter.

....I am not on a mission to sway yours or anybody else's opinions - I respect your opinion and understand the good reasoning and good intentions behind it.

I'm not even particularly wanting to encourage debate but rather just to share views and respond/interact with other WABers.