"Beyond Our World"

There is so much talk about earth lately. Is it warming up too much? Is it warming up at all? What constitutes being too warm? Who has the natural resources like oil and who wants to get it. Are we destroying the rain forest? What happens if the rain forest significantly diminishes? Elephant tusks stolen, frogs, snakes and bees are disappearing and the african fruit fly won't mate. Some believe we are on the brink of a global collapse and others believe we are just going through a "phase". First we all consult ouiji boards and turn to Al Gore as the savior of the Earth; then we find out Gore has made a fortune off a frightened worldand the scientists now reject the very same global warming hypothesis they all rushed to embrace just 10-12 years ago. What the hell is going on....really?

I don't know but I think all this talk is in many ways irrelevant. It's all centered on the state of the earth and it's future prognosis, but the bigger picture is that this world can't be saved. The population was less than 2 billion in the year 1900 and now is over 7 billion. With third-world countries producing babies faster than crops and with health care keeping people alive well into the 70's and 80's, the world's resources will not sustain the exploding population and demand for natural resources forever.

How long before there are too many mouths for the world to feed? I don't just mean in Africa, or other desperately poor regions, I mean everywhere. Before we reach that point will the haves (those that own most of the money and land) do something (God knows what) to eliminate the eventual horde at their gates. You don't really think the wealthiest are going to give up wealth so that no one goes hungry do you? No, it's clear that this planet and it's inhabitants are on borrowed time and the clock ticks every minute. I know there are earthquakes, famine, floods and pestilence but the deaths from all that is miniscule compared to the numbers being born and sticking around forever. The solution (and one we should have gotten started on years ago) is to go beyond this world. I don't mean land more men on the moon so they can drive around in land rovers, plant flags and drive gold balls into space. I don't even mean to continue to conduct endless experiments in space stations, like how long can one live in a space station before going bonkers.

I mean we need to look beyond such inconsequential space events and begin looking at the moon(s) of other planets and asteroids that might hold vast quantities of resources. Minerals, matter, and maybe even water. We have to get to resources outside Earth if we are to sustain life on this planet for a long time. Our governments response is to deemphasize NASA and hasn't (as far as I know) developed any long range plans for getting to places in space that could have resources.
So we fight on this planet over oil, watch oil platforms explode, and the wealthy build bigger fences around their estates, churches continue to beg for financial help so they can bring medicine and food to the the less fortunate. There is a lot of good intentions and energy expended to keep good old blue Earth going, BUT it won't be enough. It only stalls off the inevitable. It's like trying to keep a "D" battery in use forever. Can't be done. Instead all the counrtries of the world should be looking for a way to replenish Earth from out there instead of putting band aids on here.

Everytime I hear people argue over global warming or this war or that...I keep thinking what difference will it make in the end unless we look beyond our world to find permanent solutions. It will take a lot of time and money to accomplish this so why haven't we started already?
Of course that's just my opinion......what's yours?
Gatz