Originally Posted by
Kusuke
There's a difference between nature being ecologically efficient and being efficient for the human race. We cannot just simply "leave nature alone" as we consume great amounts of it on a daily basis. Any effort to curb this consumption (albeit temporarily) is welcomed by me. I don't see why science gets the flak it does.
Saying we "don't need the luxuries", or that we should just "leave it alone" are realistic views is ideal thinking, at best. Say it all you want, but there is no way that billions of people will revert to a time when we weren't AS dependent on nature as we are now... To be honest, we cannot ever leave nature alone, our survival literally (yes, literally) depends upon it (as does the survival of EVERYTHING on Earth). Instead of trying to disconnect from nature, we should try to better fit into to the global ecosystem by trying to subvert our bad habits to more efficient, less damaging ones (seeing as trying to get people to stop is likely to fail).
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