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Across almost all kingdoms of life, death is a common denominator. It is how a species is able to evolve over time and keep up with a dynamic landscape. Death
by tfha 9y ago
Across almost all kingdoms of life, death is a common denominator. It is how a species is able to evolve over time and keep up with a dynamic landscape.
Death is very healthy at the species level.
- icelancer 9y agoThis is true, no question about it. But humanity is exempt from a lot of basic ecosystem analyses given our position in the world today. People act like this isn't the case, but it very clearly is; no combination of species has the impact that we do on our environment and the other species on the planet.
- tfha 9y agoHow about the combination of species that created the atmosphere at all? Gave it oxygen? Enriched the soil?
- AgentME 9y agoIntelligence can accomplish many things faster, better, and in less morally-horrifying ways than evolution through natural selection can. I think it's desirable for us to take over the reins. (Of course, there will still always be natural selection operating, just in a new style. People/ideas that can't participate in society, at least in a way to sexually reproduce, obtain the resources for cloning / life extension, or spread their ideas, won't be selected for.)