The Devil is well known for trying to make us feel unwarranted despair. Split atoms, cathedrals, and fiber optic cables are not hell, nor are they heaven. Man is constantly involved in the drive to improve his condition. Clean air, clean water, even clean honey, are things we all want, too, along with our cathedrals and fiber optic cables. It's cheaper to build clean industry in the beginning than it is to clean up the mess later - and forcing industries to build clean processes puts the cost on the user, which is where it belongs.
Despair not - the fight is worth fighting, and the goal is worth achieving. Don't listen to the naysayers, the purveyors of doom, the death people. We can have cathedrals and clean water, fiber optic cables and clean air, split atoms and clean honey.
I don't usually get so metaphorical - but pessimism annoys me.:) |
