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Originally posted by omnigod
[B]We are structurally weak, soft skinned, and i bet we taste good also.
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I read somewhere that human flesh isn't incredibly tasty.
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Originally posted by scoobydugan
Okay, so we're going to make a button....to wipe ourselves off of the earth....and what is the reasoning behind this? Not all humans are selfish....take a look at some 3rd world countries...people living like cavemen....do they deserve to die? No they don't. They don't even get an equal opportuniy to press the button because they have no way to know about it....So when you say humans are destroying Earth, you are misinformed or just ignorant...enough ranting for tonight....oh man i could go forever, but i'll spare you all of my thoughts
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Well, my stance is that the human species in its entirety is more a detriment to the world than a blessing. For one person to decide to play god and press the button is no different than one person deciding to play god and end world hunger. They both can be seen as solutions to problems.
Nature has its own checks and balances which it uses to keep species in line. Disease, weater/natural disasters, and other natural predators. As we developed, we were smart enough to fight against these checks, and have at least tripled our average lifespan in the process. These checks are no longer keeping our population at a steady level.
The question is not whether specific people "deserve to die", or whether there is equal access to button-pressing, but whether or not you, individually, believe that our species is competant enough to be allowed to continue to overcome nature's checks and balances.