Catastrophic Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico....

[zongtseng]

Well, if you don't see what I mean, I doubt there's really any point in elaborating. This is not a natural event, it is caused by us.

[Woodsprite]

Originally Posted by zongtseng

Well, if you don't see what I mean, I doubt there's really any point in elaborating. This is not a natural event, it is caused by us.

No... I see what you mean, but I don't follow the logic.

It's like saying I dropped a glass plate and made a mess that spread glass everywhere that people would later step on and hurt themselves.

...Which would mean we shouldn't even be using glass plates in the first place. See what it can do if you make a mistake with them? You dropped the plate by accident; we should've never invented them. We need more plastic and paper plates to prevent such harmful effects if they're dropped. Glass plates should be banned. Accidents are no excuse for such a dangerous object to exist. It isn't a natural event, it was caused by us.

...Yeah.

[madman]

Originally Posted by Woodsprite

No... I see what you mean, but I don't follow the logic.

It's like saying I dropped a glass plate and made a mess that spread glass everywhere that people would later step on and hurt themselves.

...Which would mean we shouldn't even be using glass plates in the first place. See what it can do if you make a mistake with them? You dropped the plate by accident; we should've never invented them. We need more plastic and paper plates to prevent such harmful effects if they're dropped. Glass plates should be banned. Accidents are no excuse for such a dangerous object to exist. It isn't a natural event, it was caused by us.

...Yeah.

I understand his meaning. If you and I and the rest of humanity did not 'need' to put gas in our cars (example of the many uses of oil), then the oil platform would not need to be built. It was only built because their is a perceived need for the oil it pumps. Because we need it, we are contributing to this disaster.

[Isard]

Originally Posted by Woodsprite

No... I see what you mean, but I don't follow the logic.

It's like saying I dropped a glass plate and made a mess that spread glass everywhere that people would later step on and hurt themselves.

...Which would mean we shouldn't even be using glass plates in the first place. See what it can do if you make a mistake with them? You dropped the plate by accident; we should've never invented them. We need more plastic and paper plates to prevent such harmful effects if they're dropped. Glass plates should be banned. Accidents are no excuse for such a dangerous object to exist. It isn't a natural event, it was caused by us.

...Yeah.

I love this kind of logic. Really.

[Dreaming Of Pandora]

Originally Posted by Woodsprite

No... I see what you mean, but I don't follow the logic.

It's like saying I dropped a glass plate and made a mess that spread glass everywhere that people would later step on and hurt themselves.

...Which would mean we shouldn't even be using glass plates in the first place. See what it can do if you make a mistake with them? You dropped the plate by accident; we should've never invented them. We need more plastic and paper plates to prevent such harmful effects if they're dropped. Glass plates should be banned. Accidents are no excuse for such a dangerous object to exist. It isn't a natural event, it was caused by us.

...Yeah.

Spock would be proud!