Looking at Planet Earth through human eyes, we have arrived at certain conclusions.
These deductions have been shared amongst humanity, far and wide.
Of course, by nature, the human being is confrontational and argumentative and so his/her conclusions are always open to debate.
All this aside I am going to draw together a few observations that have generally been agreed to be facts, to be true in relation to how things stand.
If we look at this part of the world (the British Isles) then geologists have come to a number of pertinent conclusions. At some stage in the evolution of this part of the globe a couple of contrasting states have left behind traces of their existance.
An extremely long time ago tropical seas and coral reefs, with associated high temperatures, were a feature here. These reefs formed areas of chalk in the south of England. Then there was a cooling and this brought about an ice age the effects of which can be seen as phenomena caused by the movement of ice floes. The cooling was followed by a warming which melted the ice. To a degree this warming is still occurring, possibly even taking this area back to tropical temperatures. It is not unreasonable to suggest that the temperature changes might be cyclical over great periods of time.
Humans have noticed this and recently labelled it ‘Global Warming’ attributing the cause to human activity. (Humanity believes it is at the centre and is the cause, result and initiator of everything.)
Of course this warming (and cooling) began before there was any such thing as humanity and judging by the fact that at some stage this was a tropical zone it is not unreasonable to suggest that over a very great period of time the temperature of an area or areas of the planet could very gradually rise and also fall, even doing so in a cyclical fashion.
So how could these changes be created? One explanation looks at the tilt of rotation of the planet. The tilt or the angle of rotation possibly has a very slow wobble that could produce very gradual variations in temperature and climate. As the Sun shines on particular areas for longer or shorter periods.
A book could easily be written on this theme. Having little faith in human wisdom I think books and words will make no difference. Humanity is powerless in the face of what I will call Nature for want of a better word. The tsunami, the volcano, the earthquake, the tornado move independent of humanity.
We somehow believe we are a causative force in the centre of all things when in reality we are at the mercy of what is much greater than anything we can be or do.
I find it difficult, despite popular discussion, to believe that our destiny is somehow in our hands.
I love a good rant. I believe we should all have our say. I recognise that opinion will always vary and I don’t think anyone has a complete and continuous connection with truth.
keep on keepin’ on
