tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post113223882052413644..comments2023-11-08T07:13:21.791-06:00Comments on I really don't like the word Blog: Is having a child -- even one -- environmentally destructive?Ookami Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396649763195640076noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-1132412425179784092005-11-19T09:00:00.000-06:002005-11-19T09:00:00.000-06:00Oh yeah Lance that's great logic... we haven't exp...Oh yeah Lance that's great logic... we haven't exploded the world yet so why worry about it now? I was saying just that humans (and all animals) exploit their resources, but the problem is that most animals have a check on their exploitation by being eaten by predators or destroyed by disease. Since we are preventing the check on exploitation ("controlling" most diseases), it is likely that it will mean we will deplete the resources entirely if we continue at our present rate. Now in order to not become an evolutionary by-product like the neanderthals, we need to use these giant brains and actually stop destroying everything.Blessum Yellowstone Triphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986787012428833678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-1132370185197694912005-11-18T21:16:00.000-06:002005-11-18T21:16:00.000-06:00Calm Down, Braveharte. The world has managed to d...Calm Down, Braveharte. The world has managed to do a wonderful job of accomodating the ever-growing population so far.<BR/><BR/>And exploiting their surroundings is the very reason humans have made it this far to begin with.Big Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249980260171734871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-1132240162293513282005-11-17T09:09:00.000-06:002005-11-17T09:09:00.000-06:00How ridiculous... While I do think that it is a m...How ridiculous... While I do think that it is a mistake to have the population as a whole have more than 2 children (the current rate needed to maintain populations) because the increase in population will only lead to a collapse of all resources, driving ourselves to extinction is idiotic. What would that really solve? First, think of all the domestic animals that would die (dogs ain't going to cut it out there with the wolves). Also, don't you think evolution would just replace us with an equally intelligent and destructive species. Genes are selfish... not just human genes either... if an animal can completely exploit its surroundings it most certainly will. Why? Because those that exploit their surrounding survive better? Does that mean that humans should exploit their surroundings? No, if we continue to exploit them, there will be nothing left (we have the blessing of foresight). Okay my rant is done. :)Blessum Yellowstone Triphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986787012428833678noreply@blogger.com