Humans remain in extreme danger as a species

[kpete]

Earthquake/Tsunami reminds us of Futility of War
Juan Cole


Every once in a while, amidst our petty wars and squabbles with each other, Nature reminds us that the real threat to humankind comes from her, not from other human beings. Climate change is human-driven, but its danger is in unleashing uncontrollable natural forces of immense power. We are still defenseless against a meteor strike of the sort that helped polish off the dinosaurs. And, we lack good defenses against tsunamis. Unless we can put aside our divisions and work effectively together on these natural threats, humans remain in extreme danger as a species.


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peace and solidarity, kpete

[ixion]

1. Humans: a danger to others, a danger to themselves.

very sad.

[FiveGoodMen]

7. Sounds like we should be locked up.

[ixion]

15. If other animals had a prison system

it would most certainly be so. We are public enemy number one in the animal kingdom.

[jdlh8894]

2. So, I am suppossed to live in fear every day?

I think not!! eom

[Uncle Joe]

6. No, just live smart, be aware and make wise, informed decisions.

[hatrack]

3. 'Twas ever thus - for all species, not just human beings

We're here through Nature's power and exist at Nature's pleasure.

[Uncle Joe]

4. I agree.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[Duer 157099]

5. Bullshit. Humans are more of a threat to other humans

I accept the danger posed by Mother Nature, it's unavoidable.

It's the danger from other humans that is not excusable, which makes it so much worse.

[pintobean]

8. The application of common sense is useless.

[Uncle Joe]

9. That's what our mindless polluting of the planet is all about.

Mother nature will naturally be bad on occasion but humanity can aggravate her to far greater extremes with ever more tragic results by trashing our only home in the Universe.

Humans are the ultimate threat to humans but the environment can and does serve as the "middle man."

[BobbyBoring]

10. I agree

And it's the same with other "Large Brain" primates. In the nasty MF category, we're right up there with Chimps except something in our "Large Brains" is supposed to tell us right from wrong. It frequently fails~

[tridim]

12. You might want to check your math on that.

Mother Nature is orders of magnitude more destructive. It's not even close.

I do agree that destruction by humans is inexcusable, guns, nukes, money and religion are all at fault.

[Duer 157099]

14. Just as there is quality of life, there is quality of death

I'd much prefer to die in a natural disaster than in an oven in a Nazi concentration camp.

But that's just me.

[lumberjack_jeff]

11. We're a long way from extinction. n/t

[WatsonT]

13. Well individuals are certainly facing some risk

but the species?

Not at all. The 2004 tsunami was far worse than this. And it didn't make any significant impact in the human population.

[glinda]

16. Humans are a pox on the planet.