I used to be an "extinction is evil" type, but as I grow older I increasingly believe that the power to wipe out an entire species is humanity's greatest strength.
The issue is largely that we're very bad at choosing which species to eradicate.
The other problem is we don't usually full know what some species are doing for their environment, and are incapable of compensating for it fully. The Four Pests Campaign is a famous example of it. As is a lot of areas in America now being forced to re-introduce wolves into the wild to balance things.
The important part about strength is knowing when to exercise it and to what extent. Mindlessly killing everything weaker than us doesn't demonstrate anything the same way punching a child doesn't prove you are a powerlifter.
In a sane world, all polar bears would be removed. Humans are weak.
I used to be an "extinction is evil" type, but as I grow older I increasingly believe that the power to wipe out an entire species is humanity's greatest strength.
The issue is largely that we're very bad at choosing which species to eradicate.
The other problem is we don't usually full know what some species are doing for their environment, and are incapable of compensating for it fully. The Four Pests Campaign is a famous example of it. As is a lot of areas in America now being forced to re-introduce wolves into the wild to balance things.
The important part about strength is knowing when to exercise it and to what extent. Mindlessly killing everything weaker than us doesn't demonstrate anything the same way punching a child doesn't prove you are a powerlifter.
Ecosystems adjust. Such is life
Ecosystems adjust, but seeing as how we're dependent on ecosystems, we might not be able to keep up.
Yeah, but sometimes that “adjustment” is that 30 million people die of famine.
We have global trade, for better or worse. That’s highly improbable.
A handful of rednecks will hunt seals to replace polar bears. I assure you of that.
If that happened today: 1). Trade would make up for the wheat loss. 2.) a new method would be created to control locusts.