My take, and I have said this many times before, is that it doesn't
really matter how badly we "mess" things up. Unless we kill every
single organism on the planet, nature will rebound. A new ecology will
emerge. This is a natural process. Glaciers, volcanoes, etc. have
driven such events in the past. Mankind is no different. Our motives
are irrelevant. Humans are a part of (and, as most here believe, a
product of) nature, therefore environmental destruction (or you may call
it alteration) caused by our activities is natural.
What makes me a conservationist (let us not mention the e-word) is that
I enjoy the animals we have now, and I don't wish to see them disappear
in my lifetime. This is strictly a selfish motive - driven by greed, if
you will :-) Nothing new here that I've never said before - just want
to give this thread a little grounding in reality, Irate-style.
The bottom line is, THEY'RE ALL GONNA DIE. Except for maybe ganoids and
coelacanths. Sooner or later.
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