Is global warming mostly man-made?

[timeparticle]

My question is whether we are controlling our own destinies or something else is controlling them?

They both may be true. The ones in power, at this time, seem to be yielding a strong arm across our economic global culture. They have the means to control our destiny, to an extent. But we always have a freedom to choose and move in infinite ways. We also yield a strong arm. We also can control our destiny. In a sense, it will come down to a fight of wills.

[G_burnett]

Good one, yes TP the cat in the box ... unlimited possible .. kind regards as we all need to be reminded of this at times.
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[AntonioLao]

The ones in power, at this time, seem to be yielding a strong arm across our economic global culture.

But Human Destiny or the destiny of the entire human race can't just be question and answer of merely power plays among big and rich nations but its function as a whole similar to the living principle of Gaia.

[Mikal]

What is the destiny of water in its world but to change forms and become something else like—a snowflake with a fine crystalline pattern, an igloo with solidity, an ice sculpture with form?
Is not the relationship of water to the snowflake, igloo and sculpture analogous to the relationship between the infinite realm (the uncreated and transcendent) to the transient structures of creation?

If water can come to know its world and find its possibilities in which to express itself—then would not our destiny be to know our world we are in which quite frankly is the complex collective civilization—of culture, societies and structures of power.
I do believe it would be a fallacy to not understand how those structures of power can interfere with our possibility and necessity to know fully our world in which we are to express ourselves.…


Regards Mikal

[timeparticle]

But Human Destiny or the destiny of the entire human race can't just be question and answer of merely power plays among big and rich nations but its function as a whole similar to the living principle of Gaia.

Gaia is pissed. Some group of individuals are messing with her balance. The wealthy want more. The greed festers and makes people move to choose the darker paths. This is not a time of global unity with the destiny of compassion in mind. It is a time of dark corruption, where the elite can manipulate the balance of Gaia for there own purposes.

[AntonioLao]

Does Gaia possess the ability or the will to restore the balance of what s(he) perceived as unbalance?

[AntonioLao]

What is the destiny of water

From a chemist point of view the destiny of water is to conserve energy expenditure, that is to spend as little as is possible, not equal work for equal pay, but equal work for less pay or no pay.

[timeparticle]

Does Gaia possess the ability or the will to restore the balance of what s(he) perceived as unbalance?

The Gaia hypothesis is an ecological hypothesis proposing that the biosphere and the physical components of the Earth (atmosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere) are closely integrated to form a complex interacting system that maintains the climatic and biogeochemical conditions on Earth in a preferred homeostasis. Originally proposed by James Lovelock as the earth feedback hypothesis, it was named the Gaia Hypothesis after the Greek supreme goddess of Earth.The hypothesis is frequently described as viewing the Earth as a single organism. Lovelock and other supporters of the idea now call it Gaia theory, regarding it as a scientific theory and not mere hypothesis, since they believe it has passed predictive tests.

I would think she has the power, as she is a goddess. It is not a good idea to fool Mother Nature...

[AntonioLao]

proposed by James Lovelock as the earth feedback hypothesis

I am wondering could this be the same feedback loop as in the science of control theory? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_theory

[labelwench]

Some rather interesting projections coming forward in light of the changing climate, whatever the cause. A navigable Northwest Passage will also put pressure on the need to increase population in the far north in order to secure and retain claim to both on-shore and off-shore resources, IMO.

There has been steady population growth in the Yukon for several years now, and that despite no apparent growth in any industry. The price of land compares with real estate in major cities and nobody's talking, though everyone is speculating on what's driving this apparent rush.

http://www.vancouversun.com/business...188/story.html

A top U.S. geographer says Canada will emerge as a major world power within 40 years as part of a climate-driven transformation of global trade, agriculture and geopolitics highlighted by the rise of the "Northern Rim" nations.

"While wreaking havoc on the environment, global warming will liberate a treasure trove of oil, gas, water and other natural resources previously locked in the frozen North, enriching residents and attracting newcomers."

Those resources will become available "precisely at a time when natural resources elsewhere are becoming critically depleted, making them all the more valuable."