I believe it was Winston Churchill who remarked, "Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened."
I am an avid collector of quotes, and I think this one came to mind today when I forwarded the website www.gasresources.net to family and friends, who in return told me that they forwarded the site to their friends. By the way, the website is very informative on scientific research on the abiotic (that is, oil not formed from dinosaurs) origins of our natural resources. However, I am afraid that even if people go through the lengthy economic, political, and scientific ramifications of the research, what good will it do? I really hope this proves to be more than just a passing interest as people go back to watching inane television programs and spending long days working to pay for the cable bills.
Did you really think dinosaurs committed suicide en masse and buried themselves in layers of hot lava? Did millions of generations of forests die in immediate succession and form the carbon needed to create such a tremendous, overflowing amount of oil? I'm glad we all paid attention in elementary school, but it's time to move on and question the validity of what we are being spoonfed. Don't take my word for it. All I am really writing on this website is little musings about my day, random thoughts and, lately, frustrations.
Although I am increasingly frustrated and a bit pessimistic about what can be done to change things, I do get little sips of hope every now and then. I believe that as human beings we are inherently good and loving by nature. We are so trusting, especially as children. We are so trusting we are not even aware that we are being majorly duped. More optimism is inside me as well, I just need some time to refresh and reconnect before I continue my work to break through shells of understanding.
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