MothIncarnate

Is Australia Too Small to Act on Climate Change?

Moth — Wed, 11 May 2011 04:17:49 +0000

“Australia’s population is so insignificant,” he hurls at me over his beer, “that if we were to reach carbon neutral the effect on global warming would be only a fraction of a degree! Why the hell should we ruin our economy for that?” The particular slant of his smirk tells me that he thinks he … Continue reading »

Efficiency is Truly Virtuous: Planning Prosperity

Moth — Wed, 11 May 2011 03:57:59 +0000

Unlike natural ecosystems, the constructed human ecosystem is one with the ability of proactive planning. This, one of my favourite remarks, should be a defining, almost virtuous, quality of our species, instilled in each of us from a young age: whereas the natural world is a brutal place that persists only through cut-throat genetic competition … Continue reading »

The Revised ‘Innovation is Key’

Moth — Thu, 05 May 2011 03:32:15 +0000

To be honest, I nearly gave up on revising Innovation is Key – I hadn’t realised that I’d made so many mistakes (please don’t hesitate to point them out when you find them in my writing). That said, I’m happy to reintroduced an improved version of the report. So far it will only be supplied … Continue reading »

Morality Without Religion: Social Values of a New Era

Moth — Mon, 02 May 2011 05:40:45 +0000

At the risk of detracting some readers and as much as I don’t wish to harp on about religion in general, morality is an important function of human societies and deserves some discussion. It’s an ongoing discuss – as it ought to be – and one, many secular commentators take, in my opinion, down the wrong path.

I wish to reply to the old argument that atheistic views are in fact amoral; how can you tell what is right and what is wrong without a god?

Read on at New Anthropocene.

Running Twices as Hard for Nothing!

Moth — Sun, 01 May 2011 02:56:33 +0000

Vaclav Smil recently wrote [1], “…the argument that its large territory and low population density prevents the United States from joining a growing list of countries with rapid trains (traveling 250–300 kilometers per hour or more) is wrong. The northeastern megalopolis (Boston-Washington) contains more than 50 million people with average… Read more at New Anthropocene.

The Moth has moved

Moth — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:12:25 +0000

Sorry all – first and last change

I’ve retired MothIncarnate as I’m no longer planning to be the only author to posts. From now on, all my old work and all future work can be found at New Anthropocene.

Cheers

Moth