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Gerald Brittell wrote:

> ......  thoughtful words snipped

You are always so kind Jerry...that shouldn't go unappreciated, and it 
certainly is noticed on my end.


>  Do we really think we can alter
> the course of Earth's natural processes?
>
>  The basic processes? maybe not, but certainly the course of results.  Look
> right now at the oceans, the rivers, the landscape, the soils, the
> atmosphere, the flora and fauna, already changed profoundly by human minds
> and hearts and choices.  Don't you think we may have been underestimating
> the influence of man?   I think so.

Perhaps we are underestimating the influences of man, but only in the 
context of our own demise, our own possible extinction due to climate 
change.  The earth itself will definitely go on and new species will 
fill the void once we are gone.  Mammals took hold after the dinosaurs 
because they were small, warm blooded and could burrow down into the 
ground.  I suspect that insects will flourish again as they reap the 
benefits of man's plantings and they will help remove the traces of our 
existence.



  If we set our mind to it, we could over
> night literally split the planet in two. 

How?


 I have been told that whether or
> not any life exists on earth, in a time much shorter than we have considered
> possible, is totally dependent on whether or not those who know what is
> occurring do what they know to do and can do. Homesteaders have much to
> offer towards the goal that some survive what is coming upon us.  Yep,
> pretty radically  sounding conclusions, and I best keep quiet again.

No need to keep quiet.  I do believe, as you apparently do as well, that 
we as homesteaders have much to offer and will be better able to meet 
whatever comes down the pike.  If there is a nuclear winter of several 
years, hopefully we know how to hunt, get clean water, save seed and 
grow what we can, etc.  We are pretty resourceful and thrive in bragging 
on our improvisational skills.  We are probably a lot more adaptable 
than most and will outlast many.
I've always felt like it was my civic duty to try and survive whatever 
change comes, so I have studied and read about other changes in the 
past.  I have a timeline that I created years ago.  I add to it when I 
hear of new discoveries.  It helps put things into perspective.  I could 
never remember those Chinese dynasties, but a quick look at my timeline 
tells me that the Sung Dynasty happened 1000 years ago, and was 
concurrent with the Aztec civilization and when the Vikings, the 
Norsemen, visited North America.
More in line with this discussion is the Clovis Comet, a huge 3 mile in 
diameter comet or meteor that exploded over North America 13000 years 
ago that wiped out the saber tooth tigers and the mastodons, as well as 
all the Clovis cultures across the continent. Anyway, homesteading is 
the ultimate prep school for disaster survival, whether that disaster is 
economic, natural, man made, or extraterrestrial.

Bev



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