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		aaron695 on Feb 24, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are we really running out of helium? A good example on how bad quora is. The top current answer is basically > there is no way to cheaply make more Which applies to anything in existence, everything will run out, hence a pointless waste of time statement that moronic philosophers pull out when they are ignorant on the topic. Later links are more interesting, like - http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/08/27/what-grea...

emodendroket on Feb 24, 2015 [–]

Are you denying the existence of any distinction between renewable and non-renewable resources, or what?

beeworker on Feb 24, 2015 | [–]

It's a tempting thing, given the sun will eventually burn out.

emodendroket on Feb 24, 2015 | | [–]

Yeah, OK, but the linked piece is not arguing that we're in danger of running out of helium in thousands of years.

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