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Was this a new realization @ALEX92BUR ? I don't think we need a pandemic to remind us to be mindful of how we impact our surroundings.
You may be surprised, but it was something new for a lot of people. I don't think we need a pandemic, but we had it, and here is the result.
WHAT is the result? I'm not sure what your point is. That we shouldn't fool around with viruses in labs? Agreed. But if you mean that the world is a better place when all the humans stay out of it then nope. That's a mindset that I don't buy into. And it's usually promoted by elites flying around the world in private jets "saving" the planet.
Look up Gain of function before you let your teaching blind you sir. Yes Lab
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I do agree that with folks not going out and playing tourist, going to the beach, the lake, etc, that we are seeing how much trash gets left around, and water quality improvement from folks mucking things up. However, if folks would just not litter, would be kind to each other, and to the world around them, by opting for eco friendly packaging, less waste, and pick up a mess / loose trash if you see it, we would see this trend of improvement continue rather than beaches going back to being trashed.
I think we need to tone down the aggression on political and covid issues. We all have our opinions, let’s not argue them here. As my mother says, opinions are like armpits, every one has one or two, and they all stink to someone else.
So, onto the topic of the above artwork. Lovely blend of what looks like a painting of koi with the image of the bridge superimposed over it. So glad koi don’t actually get that big, or none of us could keep them in our ponds!
I think we need to tone down the aggression on political and covid issues. We all have our opinions, let’s not argue them here. As my mother says, opinions are like armpits, every one has one or two, and they all stink to someone else.
So, onto the topic of the above artwork. Lovely blend of what looks like a painting of koi with the image of the bridge superimposed over it. So glad koi don’t actually get that big, or none of us could keep them in our ponds!
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I just listen to the cdc and all of the other well educated experts in there fields.
It would be like if some new member came on here and told us bogs don’t work with no evidence would you believed them or the people on this forum who have use bogs as filtration for years with great results
I just listen to the cdc and all of the other well educated experts in there fields.
It would be like if some new member came on here and told us bogs don’t work with no evidence would you believed them or the people on this forum who have use bogs as filtration for years with great results
You have what i call new eyes . your coming into a point where your seeing for your self and evaluating what you see and hear. In todays world it's all about sensationalism what sells and the more they color the narrative the more they sell and lead you to think what will make them more powerful and more money. Some times experts push things too far . such is the case today. weather men don't say we going to have a snow storm . nope . it's a snowado a cyclone bomb . You undoubtedly know your way around the web look up Gain of function and see where that leads you and who the EXPERTS in that field are i think you'll be surprised to see you might know a few. Sometimes the best intentions back fire and from what i have seen and not from those who are the experts who have interest in the field but who dig for the facts. that use to be all the news but it is few and far between today. you see it every day the reporters give you there option not the facts they tell you how to think. you will see your class mates move on and become vocations you won't believe. the quietest girl in my class became a fortune 100 company she's loaded. the biggest trouble maker became a state cop. Some times the Experts are good at something all right but it maybe more at cutting through red tape more then it is a wizz in their field . i know many who are not people persons and i would follow any where while others who have all the paper in the world "degrees" on their wall i wouldn't follow to the beach
I just wanted to say that we have to pay more attention to our nature, that's all. Thank you for your curiosity.
I think you're suggesting the CDC has all the answers. I think that's a dangerous supposition. Those are government bureaucrats that you're putting your faith in, many who have political agendas of their own. I'd give you today's "one mask isn't working so now we decree that you should wear TWO" CDC advice as evidence, but I'll stay off that topic as it only stirs up controversy.
You can find plenty of pond "experts" who will tell you bogs don't work, to use your example, and people who will tell you that they have real life experience that proves they do. So how do you decide who to believe? You ask questions, you weigh the evidence, you hold it up to what you already know to be true, and then you decide. I'll take real life experience over the "experts" any day of the week.
Sorry @bagsmom - your funpicture set us all on a whole other path! I'll step off.
Helllllllll no I'm talking to Nemo. The cdc of today has there head up their political dark spot
A perfect example of experts being more who you know more then what you know just look at our new prez who in the middle of a pandemic where so many are unemployed thanks to the government. They go and make laws putting even more people out of work.
I totally understood what you meant and I agree. I think most of us on here are nature lovers and we see the value of ecosystems in balance. Where I live, suburban sprawl is rampant. Every week, I see more and more forested areas clear cut to throw up some cookie cutter houses. Loss of habitat causes many, many problems and one of those problems comes in the form of disease. It is a good thing to be good stewards of the natural world. It doesn't have to be a political argument. All of us on here love our little bits of nature - whether big or small! (But if my fish ever get THAT big, I will need a MUCH bigger pond!)
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1.the cdc is a scientific organization there are no cdc elections they have no reason to have an agenda just because you don’t like science doesn’t mean you can’t cry about it and act like it’s political
2. What law are you referring to that put more people out of work
2. What law are you referring to that put more people out of work
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