On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 20:46:19 -0400, vincent p. norris
wrote:

Think about the thing in terms of mass. Mass of the earth versus mass
of humans and their artifacts from the beginning of homo (whatever
species you care to name) to present. Totally unbalanced in favour of
the earth, isn't it?

Not sure that's the way to think about it, Cyli. If you think in
terms of mass, an elephant vastly outweighs a rifle slug about the
size of your thumb, which can kill it.

vince

But we don't have a planet buster bomb. Yet. Until then, we can
change our particular ecology, but the earth will wander on in the
regular path and accept whatever ecology comes next.

Cyli
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Often taunted by trout. Almost entirely harmless.

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