- “If one acknowledges the credibility of the methodical work by countless geologists from around the world (many in the service of petroleum companies), and one believes in a God as creator, the choice is then whether to accept the idea of (1) an ancient and complex Earth with epic tales to tell, set in motion eons ago by a benevolent creator, or (2) a young Earth fabricated only a few thousand years ago by a devious and deceitful creator who planted specious evidence of an old planet in every nook and cranny–from fossil beds to zircon crystals–in anticipation of our explorations and laboratory analyses. Which is more heretical? A corollary of this argument, to be deployed with tact and care, is that compared with the deep, rich, grand geologic story of Earth, the Genesis version is an offensive dumbing-down, an oversimplification so extreme as to be disrespectful to the Creation.”
- Our “chronophobia” blinds us to the effects of time
- Apocalyptical thinking dooms us to consume more so nothing is wasted when the world ends
- Without a sense of “timefulness” (we have enough time), we cannot adequately plan for the future
- Considering 2-year plans “long-term” should be a joke
- Lauding the “hard sciences” of physics and chemistry isolates themselves from the reality of time to stay pure
- Zircons are forever
- Humans move more dirt per year than all earth’s rivers combined
- Earth’s ancient oceans used to have more iron in them; early oxygen literally rusted it out
- Ironically, early organism used iron to grow and depleted it with their own oxygen
- We need to develop a “memory of the present”: living in the moment from outside the current moment
- The knowledge that our species will continue provides powerful motivation for our actions today
- Collective decisions help moderate resource consumption
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