First, I commend you on your research on mass extinctions and climate change. And I appreciate the fact that you hold "reality TV" in the same low regard as I do. Indeed, I cut the cable 10 months ago because I was tired of paying over $100/month for the mindless stream of pseudo-celebrity gossip. And it got Fox News and other right-wing things out of my house.
In my little, pragmatic corner of the world, I'm doing what I can to change things. Politically, socially and even ecologically. Although I could spend my hard-earned money on more frivolous possessions and experiences, I'm retrofitting my 79-year-old house to get as close to Net-Zero energy as possible, including installation of solar photovoltaic panels. In the interest of brevity, I won't list the other ways I'm trying to reduce my carbon footprint, but suffice it to say that I'm trying to do my bit to make the world a better place.
As I alluded to in another reply, I consider constructively challenging academic authorities to be a valuable process. We're already seeing back-sliding in science education -- home-schooling, creation-science curricula, deletion of evolution or climate-change from textbooks by school boards, to mention a few. By posing questions that can sometimes be uncomfortable, do we not enhance learning? If my original post came across as less-than-constructive, I blame my caffeine addiction -- I was only on my first cup of coffee when I wrote it. Your patience and tolerance of my chemical dependency is appreciated.
Thanks for all that you do to make our world better!
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