When the great Tao is abandoned,
charity and righteousness appear.
When intellectualism arises,
hypocrisy is close behind.
When there is strife in the family unit,
people talk about 'brotherly love'.
When the country falls into chaos,
politicians talk about 'patriotism'.
We have arrived at a sad future. Thermodynamics is unknown to the masses. The idea that our world, Gaia, is a living, energy dissipating entity has been forgotten and abandoned.
The extremists pound their fists: “God will answer our prayers and save mankind.” “God said that the righteous will be taken up- now is the time to abandon reality.” The little man with the sign that says ‘The end is near’ stands on the street corner. Politicians pass laws.
The smartest of the smart tell me that to save the world I need to cap something and trade something. They assure me that to do so will prove my love of mankind and our ailing world.
It is clear that many corporations need to destroy for production and profits. The political lackeys chide us if we don’t lock-step with their patriotic plans to save America and thereby the world.
The law of thermodynamics was not man-made and cannot be controlled by edict or earmark. Obeying the law has nothing to do with patriotism until we become citizens of Gaia.
"We have arrived at a sad future. Thermodynamics is unknown to the masses. The idea that our world, Gaia, is a living, energy dissipating entity has been forgotten and abandoned."
ReplyDeleteYou've done a great job weaving together science - the new sciences of non-equilibrium thermodynamics and geophysiology (Gaia theory) and fiction in realms that you understand well, medicine and diving.
Well done.