Dale Houstman

abby now wrote:
> "Slip Kid" <"G-2"@att.net> wrote in message
> news:LGlBh.64416$2m6.6794@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
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>> Jimbace wrote:
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>> A few posts back I mentioned that even faith based constituencies
>> are lining up behind the science which is 'blaming' humans for
>> damaging the planet. I've been pleasantly surprised that the most
>> fundamentalist and apocalyptic flocks accept the responsibility we
>> have for the care and maintenance of Earth.
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> Sure we're supposed to care for the earth, but I and many believe
> that this earth will soon pass away - whether there's global warming
> or not.
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>
Soon? What do you mean by "soon"? And - for that matter "pass away." I
suspect humans will be here long enough to die of boredom, and I am,
pretty sure earth will be sticking around for a lot longer than that. It
may not be pretty for the humans at some point, but there are really
only a few scenarios that would justify saying "the earth will soon pass
away": a direct hit from an unbelievably large mass, the death of Sol
(which is unlikely to occur any time soon), and the return of Jesus. But
even the Bible doesn't claim that the planet itself will cease to exist.

dmh