Hi Sacha,

Many thanks for replying!

Just one small remark on religion.

For a long time Christians believed what they could read in a popular Latin Bible and, later, in the translated German Bible of Luther as well who was a protestant:

"Subdue the Earth".
In German:
"Mache Dir die Erde untertan."

But, as funny as it appears, there had been a slip up in the translation from the original text in Hebrew.
There it's all about being a good shepherd...

So much for taking a sentence out of its context and translate it so it perfectly fits your own personal view on your world...;)

But I totally agree with you that religion helped people (or, at least, most of them) to feel humble towards God and Nature, and that is a good advise, indeed.

Not much of that humbleness is left, nowadays. I guess, we might pay the price now for some sins committed over the last decades/centuries.

On the other hand:
It is hard to believe, but we have to remind ourselves that in the 1950 the population on earth amounted to only 2,53 billion humans, whereas in 2020 population has reached a high point around 7,79 billion.
That is a challenge, of course, for all of us, in terms of resources, biodiversity, toxic substances and we might end up struggling for survival.

No one can be blamed about that growth in my view, it is just a matter of fact.
The only thing we can do is to try and find a way to slow it down and deal with the consequences.

-> Have you ever thought about adding a chat on how to get a grip on growth of population or climate change on Keenston?

Or do you fear that this topic would lead to heated debates?
I wonder what your viewpoint is on that.

Have a nice Weekend now!

Very kindly,
Urs


P.s: I saw that you explained why members should contribute to the website. I would be happy to do that if you tell me how to go about it.
And what do you think: would it be wise to sort of suggest topics to you before opening up a new topic? Or do you trust your members on being wise enough...?;)
On some platforms, things tend to get out of hands, unfortunately!