Re: [OM] Batteries, batteries, batteries

[Lex Jenkins]

Mmm...I've become reluctant to engage in these conversations since they seem 
to accomplish nothing.  One side says its piece, the other side says its 
piece, neither side appears any more enlightened about its fellow, and 
everyone ends up irritated.
Let's try this analogy.  Assume Someplace U.S.A. is a dangerous place to be 
because motorists choose to drive wearing blindfolds rather than seatbelts.  
But I choose to drive wearing a seatbelt rather than a blindfold.  How have 
I made the situation more dangerous?
Granted I could attempt to avoid the situation entirely by not driving.  But 
no-impact living is not an option for most of us.
The 'blindfold' element is a deliberate choice.  Pretending danger does not 
exist is like wearing a blindfold.  I choose not to wear one. Does the world 
seem scarier?  Sure.  Is it, in fact, more or less dangerous because I don't 
wear a blindfold?  Hardly.
Lex
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> From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 21:15:06 +1100
>
> Funny - I caught a short burst of Oprah the other day in passing and she
> was interviewing some guy about safe tourism - given the tendency for
> hijaking and kidnapping in places like the Phillipines. Never once
> mentioned South Georgia or any other place in the States strange blindness.
> Why do you guys choose to live in such a dangerous place and deal with it
> by making it more dangerous?
> Andrew
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