I was initially going to ask the question of why we (as a species) are so arrogant toward life, then the answer hit me; it's cause we can be. We've been such for as long back as history cares to recall, and we'll continue to be up until the point of our distinction.
There have been posts made in the past, about how humanity is going to end. Be that a viral outbreak, natural disaster (on a global scale), an alien invasion, or some form of artificial intelligence rising up against us. Suffice to say, whichever reason it may be, we'll all end up dead because of our arrogance toward the situation.
For a species so smart, we don't seem to think of after-effects. We build roads and housing estates, regardless of what lay there before, we'll tare down forests and woodland regardless of what effect that may have on wildlife, we litter our planet with waste, with little regard of the conditions or circumstances, we pollute our atmosphere, and we dump dangerous chemicals in our oceans.
I'd personally say we're getting worse too. Sure, even in ancient times, we've built roads and buildings, but that hasn't been so excessive. With technology, we're able to bulldoze through a forest, or get from one country to another with the use of an airplane or ship. Such items that weren't available back through history. As we've developed (technologically) we've become worse.
Romans or Egyptians (to my knowledge) didn't use plastic bags, or enjoy Mars Bars or Coca Cola, thus there'd have been no litter to simply throw down on the grown. It also begs the question, as to what we'll be like when we get off this one planet, and go exploring. Everywhere man has gone to explore thus far, they've invaded.
I should note too, we've already littered in space.. We've sent probes out, and the parts from our rockets are also up there somewhere, floating around.
Keeping an open mind about extra-terrestrial life, chances are, if we do get up there and find some, and they've something we want (probably resources, though I doubt oil), we'll probably end up invading them to get what we want. Sure, negotiation may work for a while, but there will no doubt be a point at which we wont be being provided with enough of what we want, so we'll only end up taking more.
What Humanity wants, humanity must get. I know some people have said before that (in regards to nature), these animals were put there for our needs (if you're a religious individual, you may have more of a say in that than another). Even so, I don't think we have any right to screw up nature, and our wildlife. Just cause we're smarter, doesn't mean we should.
Then we've got the pollution in the air. Some blame global warming on that, others say it is just part of nature, and that it goes through phases. Which do I believe? I don't know, but I'd be surprised if we weren't at the very least helping global warming. There have been many stories that I've read over the past number of years, about large businesses and such, having vehicles that can run on other such fuel than oil, but the big oil companies are paying them off, so that people still use vehicles which need petrol.
Cause lets be fair, if people started producing vehicles which didn't pollute, you can guarantee that a fair number of people would decide to take to these new vehicles, thus the oil industries would crumble due to lack of available funds. If these companies pay off, then they get to keep everyone buying oil. Whether these rumors are true or not, remains to be seen, however, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they were.
To be fair, nature has provided us with some beautiful scenery, wildlife, and sights. All we seem to do is to throw it all back. Too few people these days seem to care about the beauty that we are freely given, and instead, do everything they're able to make their life easy. Its all about money, which relates to greed, which relates to arrogance.
We are an arrogant species, and one day, that arrogance is going to turn around on us and shut us up once and for all.
If I run across you and I want something and you want it too but I'm the only one who thinks I should have it you don't get to go on to reproduce. Of course we're arrogant, being self sacrificing has never been a good long term survival strategy when you meet the selfish bastard.
There have been posts made in the past, about how humanity is going to end. Be that a viral outbreak, natural disaster (on a global scale), an alien invasion, or some form of artificial intelligence rising up against us. Suffice to say, whichever reason it may be, we'll all end up dead because of our arrogance toward the situation.
I prefer burning up in the sun when it becomes a red giant... that way, humanity can still preserve its pride (should our kind still exist in that time) and say:
"We did our best to build big space ships that could have carried us to planets on which we could have lived on, even when we started that war that lasted for 400 years and killed 70% of the population."
And of course it's all about the selfish bastards... after all, most have still got the will to survive that supersedes everything (as the survival of the community as a whole). This is why Communism will never work. Sorry for those who believe it will.
And one of the teachers of my old school coined the term:
"Superiority always only looks like arrogance from below."
You may interpret at will.
Last edited by Zipacna; September 12th, 2009 at 11:43 AM.
I suppose alot of the reason we care so little for our own planet, is that we hope to hurry up and find a new and more suitable planet. Or maybe some people doesn't believe they'll live long enough to see the after-effects, so they don't really care about them. On the subject of what we'd do to extra-terrestials and their resources, chances are they'd try the same tactic with us.
There'd be little reason for them to be any different in terms of littering and enviromental care. Although, I do agree it's a damn shame so much of the wild has been destroyed.
I suppose alot of the reason we care so little for our own planet, is that we hope to hurry up and find a new and more suitable planet.
No, if this were true we'd be on Mars already, or at least have a better space station.
We just dont think about shit half the time, and the other half, we just dont know about shit. Nobody knew how bad fossil fuels would turn out to be for the environment.
Im just getting sick of all these "omg humanity sucks balls" threads. So, stop living and let me have your oxygen, food and water. You are obviously wasting it.
Im just getting sick of all these "omg humanity sucks balls" threads. So, stop living and let me have your oxygen, food and water. You are obviously wasting it.
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