We are all in this casino together....

6.7 billion in one beautiful living casino....

Each action from every thought is the casino chip we place on the betting table of future life. Not just our own life, but those of our children and their children, too. Win/lose possibilities are endless, and concern all humankind and all of nature, not just our progeny. Three of many such outcomes might be: A: Nothing Changes B: Our children can repair the effects of our actions C: Our children are unable to repair the effects of our action. Of course many sub-possibilities exist. In A, for instance, what changes makes no significant difference and therefore the change does not matter. In B, some repair is possible and the change is rendered irrelevant possibly for generations and then becomes significant. In C, whilst our children cannot repair the effects of our actions, the damage is repairable in time to save some future generations, although significant change to life-style, good and/or bad occurs. The point made is simple. Would a £5 bet placed on such an outcome at the point of taking each such action seem such a strange cultural norm? £5 for making a road trip? £5 for using a crop-spray? £5 for investing in a low(environmental/other)-ethic company? £5 for buying rainforest palm-oil? If not £5, how much? To whom should we pay each bet and how long might they need to keep it before paying whom out? It is a simple point to make (that every action has consequences). It is only slightly more complex to consider which (known) consequences are acceptable. Knowing the right level of stake for each and every action is both a personal and a global issue when we take some actions - betting on outcomes such as A, B, C or who will ever know what? Perhaps it is as simple as placing a levy on the unknown but possible negative, and a subsidy(win) on the known positive actions? It is a beautiful casino.....