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29. I'm not sure what your point is...

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 09:33 PM

Dec 2013

Of course we look at the planet in terms of whether the effects on ecological systems is good or bad for humans.

I would personally prefer that we humans have a healthy planet to pass off to the next generation. I don't think that's arrogance. Its an attitude that all species have toward the perpetuation of their species.

Your view seems overly scientific and a bit cold and impersonal. Obviously accurate, but kind of negative. It's an animal instinct to protect your progeny - even when humans are the species doing it. It's the nature of all creatures, and I don't think its a negative attribute.

I'm not sure I believe that we are capable of destroying all human life by following our current path. Nuclear weapons maybe, but at worst we will use enough resources that we kill a lot of the humans and drive a bunch of species to extinction. I expect that humans will evolve even if we don't change our path.

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