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Global Disaster

Edwin Hubbel wrote in 1925 "....the principal of the uniformity of nature thus seems to rule undisturbed in this region of space......" But , I take exception to that statement , because of mankinds un-natural tendencies to disregard the natural order which in kind ( or un-kind ! ) nature play's along rudely to our cruel misconduct , since it took millions of years to establish a non-toxic atmosphere ( to land mammals ) that we have taken for granted and have inconvenietly disrupted in a manner of just hundrends of years . Just the double negative effect alone should be a warning to how we should approach our future , these being , excess carbon emissions and deforestation . The positive and negative relationship is two-fold here in a short explanation , our tree's absorb carbon and emit oxygen , less trees , more carbon , and we accelerate a negative process . If you take for example , our own biological systems as humans , we need oxygen to breathe to live , the positive , but the negative is that oxygen attributes to decomposition , which could accelerate the ageing process of the body , which is why proper nutrition is important , especially foods rich or drinks rich in anti-oxidants . In short , I believe it becomes very important to be aware of the natural order of our relationship to our overall system without our exploitive behaviors which only encourage a consumerism attitude .

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