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Jon Stewart just made that point yesterday too: “I think we owe a great debt of gratitude to science,” Stewart said. “Science has, in many ways, helped ease th
by throwkeep 5y ago
Jon Stewart just made that point yesterday too:
“I think we owe a great debt of gratitude to science,” Stewart said. “Science has, in many ways, helped ease the suffering of this pandemic, which was more than likely caused by science.” (1)
I disagree with regard to climate change though because that externality has so far been a net positive for humanity and we can solve the downside. Yes, technology enabled us to dig up and burn buried carbon at scale sufficient to alter the climate, but that's what lifted billions out of poverty and eliminated starvation in much of the world. We'll solve the negative externality with renewable energy, clean nuclear energy, carbon capture, improved manufacturing efficiency and materials, etc.
1) https://news.yahoo.com/jon-stewart-endorses-lab-leak-130516274.html https://news.yahoo.com/jon-stewart-endorses-lab-leak-1305162...
- kordlessagain 5y agoEasing starvation enabled more people to have offspring and that fact likely cause a swing in population which increased demand and use of fossil fuels. The possible outcomes of a a runaway population living on a planet with a runaway climate are likely harder to predict than a simpler and smaller system. I certainly do hope we can solve our problems with technology, but it will take concerted effort and unified attention to do so.
- jonny_eh 5y ago> which was more than likely caused by science This is absolutely not true. There's zero evidence of a lab leak.