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<p>[QUOTE="ValpoBeginner, post: 2875828, member: 77066"]I do realize that my most of my 41 years of life was dominated by plastic. But plastic is both a blessing and a major problem. One problem is that most of it is not biodegrable or photodegradable. It is being found in fish at alarming rates. In the form of PVC, it is doing damage to coins. On the other hand, it has some truly awesome practical uses. It is to these uses that we should devote our dwindling petrochemical resources toward.</p><p><br /></p><p>***Ethics***</p><p><br /></p><p>Ethics is at the center of the use of oil. You need to look at the long term future, instead of the here and now.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know much about you but I can tell you that your <i><u>certainty</u></i> that ethics doesn't play a role in the choice of currency materials is a pretty hasty conclusion. Im not going to expend the effort to explain to you how it plays a role, but I sincerely hope that you care about the future of this planet and its people. If you do not then you are in the wrong place, for to many of us, our collections will go to our heirs, and our heirs certainly had the sense of duty to take good care of our inheritances.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValpoBeginner, post: 2875828, member: 77066"]I do realize that my most of my 41 years of life was dominated by plastic. But plastic is both a blessing and a major problem. One problem is that most of it is not biodegrable or photodegradable. It is being found in fish at alarming rates. In the form of PVC, it is doing damage to coins. On the other hand, it has some truly awesome practical uses. It is to these uses that we should devote our dwindling petrochemical resources toward. ***Ethics*** Ethics is at the center of the use of oil. You need to look at the long term future, instead of the here and now. I don't know much about you but I can tell you that your [I][U]certainty[/U][/I] that ethics doesn't play a role in the choice of currency materials is a pretty hasty conclusion. Im not going to expend the effort to explain to you how it plays a role, but I sincerely hope that you care about the future of this planet and its people. If you do not then you are in the wrong place, for to many of us, our collections will go to our heirs, and our heirs certainly had the sense of duty to take good care of our inheritances.[/QUOTE]
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