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What country are you from ? Do you think it's that easy to just have a revolution and overthrow a dictatorial government ? The people in Iran who support the government are definitely a minority.

This Dome is quite something. Maybe only 5 or 10 percent of Iran's attack will get through.

My wife's family still lives in Iran. Only about 20percent of the people support the current government. Iranians in general are very intellectual. ps the government is not allowing anyone to leave Tehran at the moment.

You mean the fundamentalist version of it. Indonesia and Malaysia seems to be doing fine.

Residential buildings have been hit in Tehran. This is going to escalate for sure.

Perhaps unrelated but interesting. Parasite takes over brain of dead insect, and keeps it moving.

Looks like Israel are going to try and remove the Iranian government, it's not just about the nuclear sites. Iran have promised harsh retaliation. If America gets directly involved in this, it could be the start of something much bigger.

Seeing this book advertised a lot at the moment. Curious if anyone has read it ? Wondering if this is an ethical form persuasion. https://tomwalker.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooveVl52EqW6HswIt1EebKDKlE5XOtcKwpV-V3v2JBH-mdfubql

Cheers, I enjoyed the conversation.

Survival, and becoming an intergalactic species, is possible without replacing the entire eco system with something of your own making. I still don't think you have considered properly the potential consequences of your plan. As I said, earth itself is a living organism. I'm getting "Island of Doctor Moreau" vibes here.

But you just said survival never ends ? Can you expand on the purpose and potential part ?

So what are you trying to accomplish with geoengineering then ?

Wouldn't the adoption of effective clean energy use all around the world, be the very thing that saves nature from it's current crisis ?

@aurum Morphic fields are another example of the staggering complexity and intelligence that goes into nature. Trying to play God in this domain is a slippery slope into a whole range of unanticipated consequences. We need a major breakthrough in clean affordable energy. That would be evolution.

@aurum Go and spend a month in nature and really connect deeply with all of it. And then see if you still have the same vision.

@aurum This is going to sound New Age, I know. But this planet is a living being, just like you and me. Do you think it will take kindly to you, a fleeting visitor, deciding in your infinite wisdom that you have the right to replace the entire current eco system, with something of your making. I see that more as a horror movie script. I know you mean well though.

Or perhaps your vision has some enormous flaws, have you considered the possibility ?

@aurum If you really had a strong connection with nature, you wouldn't take the potential replacement of trees with mechanical trees so lightly.

Did you even read his post ?

Just don't be replacing all the trees with mechanical trees. Something very valuable will be lost that way. (See Carl Richard's post in the Off Topic section titled: I touched a tree.)

@aurum Come on, you know it's possible to have a thriving civilization that finds a way to live in harmony with nature.