Wow, so this is how much we value the planet?
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I wish I was as optimistic. I just cant see how though, given the rough fact that 350,000 people are born EVERY DAY! (or 127Million each year)
Sure people die too, but the fact is that the new population will live longer, consume more, and are likely to have bigger families who all place demand on the finite resources.
We should invest in space travel, find a new planet and find a way to live there without trashing it. But, before we depart from earth, we should let off a load of nukes just as a middle finger to all those tree huggers
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I'm not far from Penge.. it's pretty bad, but Peckham and Deptford have to take the prize there!
But all the other animals were in sort of equilibrium with their habitat (maybe in the very long term they would continue to change, but in the short/medium/near long term it would remain constant).It had all sorted itself out nicely, and, at least to me, looked quite attractive. Humans come along, and burn stuff, cut stuff down, throw rubbish everywhere, kill things off... Generally reducing the attractiveness of the world - I'm not saying that humans can't do some lovely things - Some places look really fantastic, and others have a small impact on the environment, but in general, humans have been bad for most other living organisms around them.Essentially all animals on Earth are a virus though. Do you realise how destructive elephants are to their local habitat?
We're just the most effective virus
I still think humanity will eventually triumph through the use of science though. Or maybe not, maybe we'll just rape this planet for all it has, then move some where else!
At some point I expect humans to reach a tipping point where harm is either reversed, or at least no more is done, and then we will remain in equilibrium with everything else for a while. The traumatic times are when things change, and our change from gatherers to internet users has had it's ugly parts.
I like the idea of humans (and all other life forms) just being an infection, or virus... Just like in our own digestive system, there are oodles of different species of bacteria all living in their own spot in relatively constant ways. Then, once every now and then, something happens - we go on holiday and our diet changes (so the habitat our gut bacteria live in changes), and this can change our internal environment, and result in unpleasant consequences. Other times, a new life form may be introduced - salmonella or something, and that causes another big upheaval, until everything settles down again. Humans are like the salmonella of the globe - Earth ate from the egg of life, but unfortunately caught homo sapienella, and until sapienella decides to behave itself or dies out, Earth will have a tummy upset of its own.
Er, did you miss the part where the whole place has just been ravaged by a fire? I dare say it didn't look quite that bad beforehand
Watched that video a while ago, it took me about 10 'pauses' to finally get through it. Totally agree with the human virus statement, whilst there are good people, the majority are not worth the oxygen.
That is a shame.
While destruction of habitats and pollution of countryside is not a good thing, I can't help but think we have no business bemoaning other countries for doing it.
The West quite happily destroyed habitats and polluted the countryside during our Industrial Revolutions. Now other parts of the world are going through theirs and we're all up in arms.
The West quite happily destroyed habitats and polluted the countryside during our Industrial Revolutions. Now other parts of the world are going through theirs and we're all up in arms.
Not quite on the scale we have today.
Er, did you miss the part where the whole place has just been ravaged by a fire? I dare say it didn't look quite that bad beforehand
I agree, I'm confused by this thread and its replies
LPG tank explodes and village is destroyed = not intentional destruction.
What am I missing here?
I agree, I'm confused by this thread and its replies
LPG tank explodes and village is destroyed = not intentional destruction.
What am I missing here?
Exactly.
The place was destroyed in an accident/unexpected event.
It hardly compares to dropping a nuclear bomb on a random city or hate-filled genocide.
OP: get a grip.
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I beg your pardon.
It was obvious what the thread was about. In the background you can see how bad the slums are, and you can see all the rubbish around the area too.
So if you observe carefully its about the general situation. Just as you might use Fukishima as an example of how damaging nuclear power is to the environment. Just an example, not an opinion held by me.
I could well have posted any number of disgusting slums, but I chose to post this one, and the explosion is for the most part irrelevant, but pertinent as it shows the impact of this type of neglect for the environment.
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Mother nature does not ruin the planet though, it just destroys things created by us, and we all moan about it like its the end of the world. Unfortunately our impact on nature is far, far longer lasting than most natural events, as we have lots of dangerous chemicals and substances, and the fact that every single part of the oceans on Earth contain bits of plastic is a good example.
Its obvious to most people who have a knowledge of the Ecosystems that natural events actually help nature for the most part.
For instance, when a naturally occurring forest fire happens, (i stress naturally), it gives other species of plants the ability to grow.
When we have a volcanic eruption, it can create new land, fresh islands for life to start on.
So whats bad for us humans, usually works out as a positive thing for nature in the long run.
Even an asteroid strike can help evolution, without the impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, we would not even be here.
