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    8 months ago

    Reading comprehension: with the express purpose of… That’s not the express purpose of those planes.

    Critical thinking: the express purpose is whatever the creator/operator of the machine says it is.

    Jet engines on a plane’s express purpose is to create a high pressure jet of air out one side to propel the craft forward. However, jet engines express purpose can also used to put out oil well fires:

    What makes one vs the other? Whatever the creator and operator of the machine decides.

    Specifically about geoengineering,

    • There is a company releasing sulfur in geoengineering experiments source.

    • Spraying sulfur is also used in gardening to treat plant disease and pest control. source

    So if I say my “express purpose” of releasing sulfur is for plant disease and pest control, even though the other thing it could do would be geoengineering via the same release, I would be in compliance with the wording of the law yet still be geoengineering.