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After all, all devices have their dangers. The discovery of speech introduced communication — and lies. The discovery of fire introduced cooking — an… - Isaac Asimov
" "After all, all devices have their dangers. The discovery of speech introduced communication — and lies. The discovery of fire introduced cooking — and arson. The discovery of the compass improved navigation — and destroyed civilizations in Mexico and Peru. The automobile is marvelously useful — and kills Americans by the tens of thousands each year. Medical advances have saved lives by the millions — and intensified the population explosion.
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About Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.
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What, then, of human activities? Is humankind itself hastening its own end? Man has, for instance, been burning carbon-containing fuel — wood, coal, oil, gas — at a steadily accelerating rate. All these fuels form carbon dioxide. Some is absorbed by plants and the oceans but not as fast as it is produced. This means the carbon dioxide content of the air is going up — slightly but nevertheless up. Carbon dioxide retains heat, and even a small rise means a warming of the Earth's atmosphere. This may result in the melting of the polar ice caps with unusual speed, flooding the world before we have learned climate control. In reverse, our industrial civilization is making our atmosphere dustier so that it reflects more sunlight away and cools the Earth slightly — thus making possible a glacial advance in a few centuries, also before we have learned climate control.
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