Re: Re: This is ridiculous.
Posted by kwidge on 12-24-2007 in Are humans the most valuable organisms on the planet?"People like you hold back the progression of the human race."
I disagree. Just because I care about other species except my own does not mean I am holding back the human race. Like others, I am excited and interested in new technology. As a consumer, I am constantly purchasing new mad-made invention. As an individual, I amazed at the things we accomplish. However, I feel that our progression does not make us any more valuable than any other organism.
"What else, that we know of, even has the capacity to care about us landing on the moon? Do you read what you write?"
So are you trying to tell me that the capacity of the human mind/intelligence, is way more valuable and impressive then a plants ability to photosynthesize, a cheetahs ability to run extremely fast, or a bears ability to hibernate up to 100 days. The human race is no better than any other organism on this planet, like each organism we have our own trait that we believe is more superior to the other. Our intelligence is necessary for our survival just as a camels ability to go without water for periods of 8-10 days. We find our intelligence the most valuable asset because we are the judge. If you asked a bird what the most valuable asset was, he would say his ability to fly and migrate. And if value is measured in success, other organisms have been more successful than us. Bacteria have been around since the Earth's inception, living in places uninhabitable by humans. The oldest Cockroach is over 300 million years old.
The human ego "is why we value ourselves more than other human beings, and that is why we declare that the human being is the dictator of the world, a power given by a God or our own Intelligence. In the end, we are "programmed" to take special interest in our own pleasure and/or survival."
In response to: Re: This is ridiculous.
People like you hold back the progression of the human race. People thought exploring out of Europe would cause them to fall off the face of the earth, too. Should they have stayed on their continent? Seriously, why should I be worshiping a huge rock when I am the most complex organism living on it? The human race (as we have already PROVEN by landing on the moon) has the ability to up and leave this one small planet so why should we tie ourselves down to it?
"By declaring that in another 100-200 years, we will discard this planet like an unwanted toy is very childish and ridiculous. I have yet to hear about another planet as perfect the one we live in now and also the technology to send billions of people to it."
Read my post before you assault it please. I never ONCE said to treat the planet like an unwanted toy, I said we SHOULD take care it, but not tie ourselves down to it. In fact, I used history to explain that the human race is doing JUST that, 50 years ago we treated the planet MUCH worse than we do now. Humans have made great strides in realizing the damage caused to the planet and are taking steps to help resuscitate it. Then you go on to say that because we don't have the technology or a destination NOW, we won't leave? Do I really have to point out what is wrong with this statement? Did we have cars and computers 200 years ago? Did people FORSEE the creation of technology we have now? And on not knowing if we have a destination planet, do you KNOW how many planets there are in the universe? To suggest that there aren't at least thousands of other planet humans could inhabit just like earth is asinine.
"I hope that we leave you and your ego behind."
I apologize for believing in the human race. For shame.
"Humans are only valuable to each other. Who really cares if you can land on the moon? Only humans do."
What else, that we know of, even has the capacity to care about us landing on the moon? Do you read what you write?