Am I the only one worried about the world these days ???????

Blaze the Dragon · May 03, 2008 1:06 PM

I for one, am worried about this. Countries are stocking up on WMDs. The Cold War ended already, we don't need them, all WMDs do is just what their title says, cause mass destruction. I'm also annoyed at the fact that the economy is starting to affect Congress' decisions about making laws.

According to U.S. law, any original piece of artwork that is completed, is automatically copyrighted to the person who created it, even if it's not in the U.S. Government's list of registered copyrighted works.

Congress is now trying to pass a bill called the Orphan Works Bill, in which, if ratified, will cause all artwork (including, paintings, pieces of literature, music, etc.) that has not been sent to the Copyright Registration Office in the past THIRTY-FOUR YEARS, will be open to the public domain. In other words... Congress is trying to LEGALIZE ART THEFT!

reddragon12 · May 03, 2008 1:13 PM

what is the piont of that ?
thankyou 4 bringing thatup
it's a good piont

Phoenix_Flyer · May 03, 2008 1:54 PM

I wasn't denying Yahoo's theory, I was just saying theres a chance for a catastophe here too. I think the scramble to get WOMD are more as a show of strength to be honest. Its a classic 'I've got more nukes than you, so that makes me stronger' kind of scenario. I don't think any country would risk actually bombing another country nowadays because they all know the risks and the kind of war that would ensue.

reddragon12 · May 03, 2008 2:12 PM

i already said makefun of her theory and you deal with me ok she's 1 of my best friends and i won't let you deny her theory when it is perfectly posiable ok argue with me and i will win i don't give in

Phoenix_Flyer · May 03, 2008 2:21 PM

And I already said that I didn't make fun of it so I'm not arguing.

ontels · May 03, 2008 2:38 PM

you know its not actually the earth we we have to worry about its the inhabidents of it

you see the earth is old very old and it has whitstood some of the most destructive forces in the galaxy and it will continue to whitstand them what were going throue now is just simply what I like to call a mass extinction

a mass extinction happens on a irreguler basis and what it is is something that wipes the earth allmost clean of all its older like theres been a few mass extinctions Ill list the

mass extinction number one = this happend when a multitude of anchient beings had just finished evolving from fish to landfering animals within this anchient ecosystem was a group of animals that eventuelly evolved to become dinosaurs and these dinosaurs outmached the previous inhapitents of the earth and killing them all of causing the first ME

ME number two = this is the most well known ME of all it took part in the cruteaseous period where (arguablly) a huge comet hit the earth and the massive climate changes this bourt (with the obvious deaths of the dinosaurs within the blast radious) an end to the dinosaurs but began the rise of mammals

ME number three =finally mammals had maniged to evolve to bigger better beings including mankind and it was in the perioud of the ice age that this ME happend the ice age was coming to a close and the earth was starting to heat up (sound fammiliar?) most of the mammals coudent take this rappid change in climate so most of them died of (wooly mamaths,smiladons,ect) but the humans survived

now this will be the fourth extinction will we survive this one? I dont know so this topic shouldent be about saving the earth it should be about saving us.

Phoenix_Flyer · May 03, 2008 2:49 PM

There was one other one which killed the 'mammal-like' reptiles at the end of the Permian Era which allowed the dinosaurs to evolve, but yeah you are right there. Its a shortened version of what I've been saying with some added bits.

Aicebo · May 03, 2008 5:52 PM

Honestly, the only thing that I think endangers us is Wacked Out, Depressed, Suicidal Scientists.
I'm not joking around here. They're making several machines that are possible of destroying our planet. AND not to mention they're starting to make robots think, so one day robots might be able to kill us.
I'm not trying to be funny at all, this is what I think is danger.

bmah · May 03, 2008 6:34 PM

ratchet wrote:

3.Water- I dont know, but i dont really think so. Desalination & recycling water will become alot more doable in the next 50 years, and may countries/parts of the world are overflowing with water. maybe in 10000 years but not now.

You don't really know what you're talking about.

First of all, most countries are DRYING UP of water, not overflowing with it. The issue of water being a precious commodity is very real. The US is thirsting for water, such as those in California, and they're now relying on water sources from Canada. But perhaps the most distressing thing is that the majority of fresh water - frozen glaciers and ice caps in the Arctic - are melting at an alarming rate. So not only the polar bears' homes are shrinking and water levels are rising - water will be a rare thing to come by in the future. And desalinizing water is VERY expensive; it's a process that countries in need won't be able to afford now or in the near future.

In regards to this whole thread, I think you guys made the point in showing that Global Warming/save the animals are issues that definitely need to be addressed, but you're stressing it unnecessarily. Not doomsday. The whole thread is actually becoming a bit stale.

ratchet · May 04, 2008 12:40 AM

Eh, Not really most countries, but Some Desert Countries and Such. I Dont think that we would run out of Water, its just a case of knowing where and where not to live. Places like England are Water Fine, Australia is Water Fine, Most places in America are water fine for what I know. Places like Africa are naturally not water fine because it is the desert. Deslination is expensive, yes, but thats not the point. If People were to choose to Give Resources to Build Desalination Plants or dehydrate to death, what do you think they will do?

"Global Warming/save the animals are issues that definitely need to be addressed" - I dont agree, sorry.

bmah · May 04, 2008 1:00 AM

Hehe, you'd think the answer is obvious, but unfortunately money goes over health/the lives of other these days - I know, it's sad but true.

And ratchet, you're thinking short term - in the long term, water shortage is going to be a very big thing. I've already stated my reasons for such.

' "Global Warming/save the animals are issues that definitely need to be addressed" - I dont agree, sorry. '
Looking at actual data, I'm sure you'll change your mind. What I believe you mean is that these aren't issues that you would address first, since they don't seem to be that important to you. The issues however can't be entirely ignored.

Spyro_Loves_Me · May 04, 2008 4:31 AM

Oh, so Cali's going in a sort of drought now too?

It'll go both ways - some areas will start to dry up and some will flood. Seems like most of the US is drying up. We were just in a drought here in Georgia. that was the worst thing ever. We were put on many water restrictions, lakes started to dry up, businesses started going down. This was the same problem in Florida and I think Alabama. It's gotten a little better now.
Another problem with water are the harmful chemicals in it. A lot of interesting stuff have been found in drinking water. Some things are pretty gross.
I strongly suggest the guys not to move to Cali. Estrogen was found in their drinking water ... Doesn't that explain a lot there!

bmah · May 04, 2008 8:29 AM

California have always had a history of droughts and dryer, warmer weather (e.g. fires blazing near Los Angeles). It's not "new".

ratchet · May 04, 2008 10:26 AM

bmah wrote:

And ratchet, you're thinking short term - in the long term, water shortage is going to be a very big thing. I've already stated my reasons for such.
yeah, like in 1000 years! And Many Things could happen in that time, there could be a mass load of floods or such. the important thing is that we are fine now.

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