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Aliantha · 02-09-2009, 11:15 PM

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PEOPLE are the only creatures on the planet to mess up that balance.

It's not just people mate. Throughout history there have been events which have really fucked things up for the animals, as well as the people which people have had nothing to do with.

sugarpop · 02-09-2009, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

It's not just people mate. Throughout history there have been events which have really fucked things up for the animals, as well as the people which people have had nothing to do with.

Events, yes. But not other creatures.

classicman · 02-09-2009, 11:17 PM

Cows too and all their "gas"

Aliantha · 02-09-2009, 11:19 PM

Well I was thinking about ice ages, and meteor showers etc.

Cows and their gas could be directly attributed to humans. There wouldn't be so many if not for us.

Aliantha · 02-09-2009, 11:26 PM

There are always fluctuations in the food chain.

People aren't always the reason animals go extinct.

sugarpop · 02-09-2009, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

There are always fluctuations in the food chain.

People aren't always the reason animals go extinct.

I didn't say that.

Aliantha · 02-09-2009, 11:34 PM

My mistake then. I thought that's what you meant when you mentioned the delicate balance of the ecosystem being upset.

sugarpop · 02-09-2009, 11:41 PM

It's cool. I know things go extinct all the time without human interference, but I would call that nature correcting itself. Humans still have a HUGE impact on not only animals and ecosystems, but also other resources, like the way we are strip-mining everywhere we can. It's one reason why I am against marble and granite countertops.

HungLikeJesus · 02-09-2009, 11:49 PM

I'm with sugarpop on this one. I think even having five kids is way too many... or even two. When people say, "We're just replacing ourselves." I say, "Yes, but you're still here."

Aliantha · 02-09-2009, 11:51 PM

So how many kids should people have then HLJ? Do you think we should stop breeding all together? Or just have one? China tried that out of course, and look at the human rights issues that resulted from that.

sugarpop · 02-10-2009, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

So how many kids should people have then HLJ? Do you think we should stop breeding all together? Or just have one? China tried that out of course, and look at the human rights issues that resulted from that.

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Yes, you're right, Ali. China is running into all kinds of unanticipated issues, like an unbalanced male/female ratio (my wife thinks China will go to war just to balance this out).

Well, I think part of that stems from the fact that China is such a patriarchal society. Women are not valued, and so girl babies are not wanted. That resulted in all kinds of human rights issues.

HungLikeJesus · 02-10-2009, 12:20 AM

Yes, you're right, Ali. China is running into all kinds of unanticipated issues, like an unbalanced male/female ratio (my wife thinks China will go to war just to balance this out).

I think the only answer is to let the human race just fade away and the koalas can run things for the next few thousand years.

Aliantha · 02-10-2009, 12:22 AM

Hmmm...koalas are pretty stupid animals you know. Almost as stupid as humans.

I think the mice will be happy to take over.

sugarpop · 02-10-2009, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Hmmm...koalas are pretty stupid animals you know. Almost as stupid as humans.

I think the mice will be happy to take over.

Or the cockroaches...

binky · 02-10-2009, 08:06 AM

Okay now I'm pissed. I read this morning that our latest California whackjob gets social security for some of her 14 kids, and foodstamps. This in a state so broke, that I can't get the tax refund, that I am fairly owed, for a month, and may get an IOU from the state even then

02-09-2009, 11:17 PM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Cows too and all their "gas" __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-09-2009, 11:19 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Well I was thinking about ice ages, and meteor showers etc. Cows and their gas could be directly attributed to humans. There wouldn't be so many if not for us. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-09-2009, 11:26 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	There are always fluctuations in the food chain. People aren't always the reason animals go extinct. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-09-2009, 11:34 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	My mistake then. I thought that's what you meant when you mentioned the delicate balance of the ecosystem being upset. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-09-2009, 11:49 PM	#9
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I'm with sugarpop on this one. I think even having five kids is way too many... or even two. When people say, "We're just replacing ourselves." I say, "Yes, but you're still here." __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

02-09-2009, 11:41 PM	#8
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	It's cool. I know things go extinct all the time without human interference, but I would call that nature correcting itself. Humans still have a HUGE impact on not only animals and ecosystems, but also other resources, like the way we are strip-mining everywhere we can. It's one reason why I am against marble and granite countertops.

02-09-2009, 11:51 PM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	So how many kids should people have then HLJ? Do you think we should stop breeding all together? Or just have one? China tried that out of course, and look at the human rights issues that resulted from that. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-10-2009, 12:20 AM	#12
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Yes, you're right, Ali. China is running into all kinds of unanticipated issues, like an unbalanced male/female ratio (my wife thinks China will go to war just to balance this out). I think the only answer is to let the human race just fade away and the koalas can run things for the next few thousand years. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

02-10-2009, 12:22 AM	#13
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Hmmm...koalas are pretty stupid animals you know. Almost as stupid as humans. I think the mice will be happy to take over. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-10-2009, 08:06 AM	#15
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	Okay now I'm pissed. I read this morning that our latest California whackjob gets social security for some of her 14 kids, and foodstamps. This in a state so broke, that I can't get the tax refund, that I am fairly owed, for a month, and may get an IOU from the state even then __________________ The meanest Mom EVER!!!!

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