Reply #20: I think there are lots of different ideas floating around DU.

[AndyA]

The only advice I can offer is to try to read with an open mind. Even when I don't agree with someone, I often learn something from them. So, overall it's a good thing.

Ultimately, I think the entire world is going to have to get back to basics. We are running out of clean air and clean water. We are running out of oil. We have a warming problem. The weather is becoming more severe. We have horrible diseases killing people. Some species of life placed here on Earth are becoming extinct, and there is a reason it was put here in the first place.

We are never all going to agree on everything, but we must look at the big picture. We all have planet Earth in common, and if Mother Nature implodes on us, it won't matter who has nuclear weapons, who has the oil, who has the money, etc. None of that will matter anymore.

That is what we need to focus on. We cannot continue the way we have been, the warning signs have already started to appear, and we must not ignore them.