permaculture

["Gaden@ziplip.com" <Gaden@ziplip.com>]

Re: Mike Elvin's - "It's possible we can go too far with the concept of 
purity."


Agreed. I think we sometimes underestimate the resilience of natural systems. 
There was a similar reference recently posted regarding natural petrochemical 
spills occuring deep underwater. (But as was pointed out then, that natural 
resilience mustn't be used to justify a careless attitude towards 
environmental issues.)

Perhaps we should also acknowledge that much of environmental concern isn't 
so much based upon Giai's preservation but that of humankind. The two are by 
no means mutually exclusive, but not necessarily mutually inclusive. 

Giai may survive quite well without that irritating young upstart species, 
'homo sapien'. Processes like thinning of the ozone layer may simply be her 
way of ridding herself of that 'nasty little virus', mankind. A fever before 
restoring the homeostatic balances.

Perhaps we need to think more about reducing the antigenic properties of our 
kind and learn to get along better with our host?

Slightly different but related tack. I recall reading a while ago of a new 
scientific childhood therapy that had been developed to improve the immune 
and alleopathic responses of children. Young children were given several 
therapy sessions per week under strictly controlled conditions. Specially 
trained (and expensive) therapists  carefully supervised these sessions where 
the children came in contact with and played with......dirt. 

Kids raised in obsessively sterile antiseptic environments had had no chance 
to develop a range of natural immunities found in their poor 'country 
cousins'. 

(This wasn't the link I read but it is related: 
http://www.todayschiropractic.com/archives/mar_apr_03/ma2003_nutrition.html )

Gawd sakes, this world is so stupidly funny sometimes!!! 

Gaiden