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To: Coleus

Across the cosmos, a breathable atmosphere is an anomaly - at far as we can tell. We are protected from the utter deep cold of space by a relatively thin region of water vapor mixed with oxygen and nitrogen.

The molten core of our planet provides insufficient heat to maintain life on the surface; as such, we are dependent on our parent star to provide the energy required to warm our atmosphere. We are absolutely dependent on a heavenly body 93,000,000 miles from our planet.

Given the above, it seems to me that we live a tenuous existence, and that we as a species are more likely to suffer hardship, even extinction, from a planet that is overly cold, than from one that is overly warm.


12 posted on 09/18/2014 9:45:18 PM PDT by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: jonno; All

A good argument for not squandering our resources.


13 posted on 09/18/2014 9:54:33 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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