10-08-2014, 06:34 AM
I love the hypocrisy of these people driving on roads on Mauna Kea which have covered far more of Mauna Kea, thus "desecrating" it than all of the existing telescopes and TMT combined. Why didn't they hike up to this "sacred" place on foot, not on the road, like the ancient Hawaiians did? I imagine these same protesters that are from lower Puna also want bulldozing of the virgin lava flow on Chain of Craters, and destruction of rainforests to open up Railroad and Beach Road. The environmental footprints of these roads desecrating Pele and Kilauea massively dwarf the footprint of TMT. In watching the video, one person mentioned thanking the Lord, the same Lord that would condemn this person to an eternity in hell for not forsaking all other gods and by agreeing with what christianity sees as a pagan view that Mauna Kea is sacred.
Of course, all these people lack critical thinking ability and have likely never considered any of these points. I'm sure they all also live in homes where not a single piece of cinder was bulldozed. They also don't have cesspools or septic tanks because digging into the lava is akin to "stabbing Pele in the heart," as an anti-geothermal activist once told me digging into the earth here is. I have seen many postings on Facebook supporting these protestors by the same people who have liked findings about the universe that I've posted or who have themselves posted such news when these discoveries actually come from the existing telescopes on Mauna Kea. The ignorance and general anti-science ridiculousness of many here is exhausting.
Of course, all these people lack critical thinking ability and have likely never considered any of these points. I'm sure they all also live in homes where not a single piece of cinder was bulldozed. They also don't have cesspools or septic tanks because digging into the lava is akin to "stabbing Pele in the heart," as an anti-geothermal activist once told me digging into the earth here is. I have seen many postings on Facebook supporting these protestors by the same people who have liked findings about the universe that I've posted or who have themselves posted such news when these discoveries actually come from the existing telescopes on Mauna Kea. The ignorance and general anti-science ridiculousness of many here is exhausting.