Posted by caraher on November 10, 2008, at 10:54:36
In reply to Replenishing the earth, posted by Sigismund on November 10, 2008, at 1:21:12
> Humanity has replenished the earth, to the extent that we have wrecked it.
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> What is this word 'replenished' anyway?
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> Did the earth ever need replenishing?
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> Was that after Noah?
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> If I could organise the animals of this earth.......That's one thing I think environmentalists chronically get wrong... the planet needs no saving. It was around long before us, and will continue long after we are gone. Ditto not just for the planet, but also for life on Earth.
The question before is is always what life on Earth will be like, and whether we have a part in that. And what that part will be.
And I see little danger of there not being enough babies to go around. We've been plenishing and replenishing quite effectively, thank you, and if even a sizable minority chooses to sit this process out we should be grateful for their decision, given the stresses we've placed on Earth's resources
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