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In reply to the discussion: It May Soon Be Too Late to Save the Seas [View all]vkkv
(3,384 posts)'God' created us and then HE had to rest.. That we have 'dominion over the animals' and if we pray we'll get our own apartment in Heaven. Don't you think that's insane? Many of us give up our responsibility too easily and just say "it's fate" or "the Lord is in control"..
I would say that it is incorrect to say as you have that we are the result of "millions of years of evolution" since modern man has only been around for less than, what 300k years? More like 200k years actually..
Yes, we've created great things for US. Other living organisms? Not so much. Humans have been a very successful parasite so far. We are an infestation on the planet. Our own waste is killing us and other life-forms, how smart is that?
Yes, we're intelligent enough to believe that we are all 'that special' in the universe. It's too bad that we cold not stay humble.
I believe that our 'doom' if you will, was set when we learned to control fire.
Nature never did betray the heart that loved her. -William Wordsworth (7 Apr 1770-1850)