Word: acceptable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...institute has continued to accept new projects that will last several years, in what is a sign of confidence in its own future...
...accept that there has been moderate warming, we turn to computer models to see if humans are to blame and what will happen to the earth's climate in the future. These models are complex because climate depends on thousands of things, from Antarctic sea ice to sub-Saharan soil conditions. While the electronic simulations are monuments to the ingenuity and perseverance of their creators, they provide us with, at best, a fuzzy view of the future. They have difficulty handling factors like clouds and ocean currents (two major influences on climate), and if you fed the climate...
...know. Perhaps our grandchildren, or their grandchildren, will know. But I, for one, decline to accept the end of the oceans, for to do so would be to accept the end of humanity. I see signs that we are starting to alter our course--laboriously, yes, barely perceptibly, like a supertanker beginning a slow turn in a heavy sea, but changing direction nevertheless...
LONGEVITY. Despite the fact that life expectancy is increasing along with our national waistline, I'll accept that it is not the obese who are driving up the average. But should long life be our ultimate goal? I don't necessarily see the intrinsic value in long life. I would rather live 60 years of epicurean joy than 120 years of ascetic misery. You could grant me eternal life, but if it were in a world without chocolate, I'd pass...
Though I have been oddly but warmly embraced in the past couple of years, I can't say that society won't reject you for being fat. It probably will. But I do dream of a time when we can all accept ourselves and one another. Maybe by 2025 we will have evolved into a supercool, supercaring superpower where all shapes and sizes can be regarded as sexy and beautiful. Where big women share space on billboards next to waifs and we embrace a progressive pansexuality. With advances in genetic engineering and antidepressants, maybe we'll all look and feel...