popnperish,

Yeah, I understand the situation.

Like duh, we got it wrong, and we got it wrong in 101,000 ways.

So give us more money, and we will fix the situation, or we will call the public stupid.

What is the probability that scientists, mainly educated in universities, will ever get it right.

What is science now doing to ensure that scientists will get it right next time?

Excepting passing mention of " great, creative, artistic or scientific achievements of humans today or over the centuries, which are indeed wonderful", it is all doom and gloom!

The author deserves sympathy as, despite being spectacled, he appears to have lost the sight of one eye. He ignores all the negatives that are attributable to environmental activists. For instance, he overlooks the fact that over US$100 billion has been spent (or should that be wasted) on socalled research promoting and defending the hypothesis of dangerous anthropogenic global warming, without yielding any compelling scientific evidence to prove it

I think this is an excellent article, and I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiments.
Not only are we undeserving of the title 'Sapiens', but the reason I became a vegetarian was because I don't think we should have any right to claim the title 'human' without doing something 'humane' to deserve it. I have little patience for so called 'animal lovers' who don't concern themselves with how their plastic wrapped meat came to their plate.
Anyone who contracts someone else to do their killing for them is equally culpable.
Renew, I agree with your sentiments. I would suggest the term: "Homo Homini Lupus", man is wolf to man. Our hunger to prey off each other, to acquire more than is possibly sane at the expense of others is in my opinion the root of all evil.
(I'm pretty sure wolves -and vampire bats- are actually more 'humane' -towards each other- than we are, but I'm sure everyone will understand the sentiment.)

I'd suggest that "Homo Destructor" would be quite suitable.

Raycom wrote "wasted) on socalled research promoting and defending the hypothesis of dangerous anthropogenic global warming, without yielding any compelling scientific evidence to prove it"

with all due respect...when one keeps holding onto their beliefs despite increasing evidence to contrary, and argues his original belief without further consideration...Im afraid thats the definition of 'delusion'...and once here, one's outside spectrum of normal psyche...

so debate with this group is impossible...and noticed they form self-supporting groups...that take to ridicule/shame others with differing opinions....

so Raycom may I challenge you at global warming for an example...and please respond with facts and apply logic and reason to conclude, so we may have a chance to compare with our facts...and test our logic and reason...

1.since industrial revolution, byproduct of industry(large quantity) will have an effect on ecosystems...particularly the gases(co2,no2 etc)...agree?...
2.the rate_of_change of temp rise since 70's is unprecedented...right?...so this sets it apart from past warmings...
3.sun radiance is decreasing since 60's...meaning infrared(heat) decreased...
so less heat reaching earth but rate of rise temperature dramatic...
now isnt this worth more study and debate?...
and as an example here...

http://www.skepticalscience.com/solar-activity-sunspots-global-warming.htm

I know it takes more effort to actually do some research, or go and talk to people on the street, or visit country towns...but it will certainly be worth the effort...and not to respond to those with 'fixed unchanging views' that incapable/unwilling to lead with debatable facts to conclusion...

hope you accept this challenge as demonstration...then we can debate other conclusions of the author...and hopefully readers find this useful...

sam

"Man as a whole is wrecking the planet and we have to turn the situation around." ah, the hysterical chant of the environmental activist

"Man as a whole is wrecking the planet" People have been saying the same for hundreds of years, that's your opinion and good luck to you, it's not mine or many others .. many think we should use the planet, however we like, we may not be around forever, so get on with it and improve the lives of people who don't have it so good.

"we have to turn the situation around" Why? So a bunch of hand wringers feel better, go tell peasant farmers in India and China they are not entitled to progress, because you're so well off you have time to consider options.

I'd say homo innovatus .. there will always be miserable naysayers, they'll die out but the urge to innovate and better ourselves will never die out as long as the race survives.