discuss how industrial fire (i.e., the use of fire in combustion processes) has continued to further define what it means to be human. Do we need industrial fire for us to continue on earth as humans? Do we have enough fuel until eternity for these fires? Do we understand all the effects and consequences of these fires? Do the fires contribute to making the earth uninhabitable for humans in the long term? Can we find alternatives that do not depend on the fuels that we are permanently depleting? What would happen to the human species if the industrial fire diminishes or cannot be sustained?
Write a research paper that considers the above questions. Consider the above under two aspects:
(a) Explore and discuss the role of industrial fire in defining humanity. Discuss the consequences for the earth and humans if the use of industrial fire continues as per the present trends. Discuss the consequences for humans if industrial fire diminishes, or is absent in the future.
(b) Explore the future of industrial fire. Present your analysis, validating evidence, and well-articulated hypothesis for one the statements that you believe is true:
(i) the current trend of industrial fire use is sustainable (including fuel sources and products of fire), and there is no need for concern in the near and intermediate future, or
(ii) the current trend of industrial fire use has valid concerns (specify and discuss) that can be mitigated (specify and discuss), and that there is reason to be cautiously optimistic in the near and intermediate future, or
(iii) the current trend of industrial fire is unstainable, and there are significant risks (specify and discuss) for humanity in the future.