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Originally Posted by bronco67
You're right. We wouldn't be anywhere near where we are now as a civilization without petro-chemicals. It's everything.
But we can move forward without them because we're smart enough to find a replacement.
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Can you name a replacement source for petrochemicals that we have found already? See what you can find to replace all of those uses in the quantities needed for the whole planet.
It may happen at some point in the future, but at this point, the fact is that we are NOWHERE near coming up with another source for all the substances that we need to survive and progress other than from petroleum.
It's a cold, harsh truth, but the truth nontheless, and all the wishing in the world won't make it go away.
Try looking at some of the lists of products, industries, medicines, agricultural uses, etc.... that all are derived directly from petrochemicals sometime. Then you tell me what to replace them with..... I would be fascinated to hear!
(p.s. Be sure your replacement won't require petrochemicals to make..... that would kind of defeat the purpose, wouldn't it....
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