<i>To advocate for human rights, peace, and social justice while ignoring their necessary ecological basis --— a stable human population – at, or slightly less than – the eco-systems long term carrying capacity --- is intellectual dishonesty and hypocrisy</i>.

FYI:

<a href="http://crimeninuria.blogspot.com/2009/06/nobel-institute-norwegian-nobel.html">Official Legal and Political Complaint to Nobel Institute: Norwegian Nobel Committee</a> (excerpt):

Dear Norwegian Nobel Committee,

Notice of Legal and Political Request to:

<b>(I) Withdraw Nobel Peace Prize's from Nelson Mandela, F.W. de Klerk, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, for (a) Intellectual Dishonesty & Hypocrisy; (b) Moral, Political and Religious Prostitution; and (c) ‘TRC-RSA' Fraud and Betrayal; and

(II) Accept Nobel Peace Prize Nominations for Dr. Albert Bartlett; Dr. Garret James Harden, and Dr. M. King Hubbert, for Intellectually Honest and Politically Honourable Ecologically Sustainable, Human Rights, Peace and Social Justice Advocacy.</b>

Alex, old buddy, gotta start somwhere. What's he supposed to say, "The world's just screwed so we should just end it all right now"? Can't we have a little ray of hope here?

the scientific and other knowledge passed from China by way of muslims in india and the mideast. the muslims also kept the classical knowledge of Greece and Rome alive, with the help of their jewish scribes and scholars, making possible the renaissance.