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The concept of harmony can refer to lions not chasing gazelles, which is certainly unrealistic , but it can also mean sustainable and balanced. Nature is certai
by pizza234 12y ago
The concept of harmony can refer to lions not chasing gazelles, which is certainly unrealistic , but it can also mean sustainable and balanced. Nature is certainly vicious and ever changing, but there is a balance in the bigger picture, and man is making (or let's say, is at risk of making) excessively disrupting changes. If that's the meaning, that's certainly not laughable.
- lutorm 12y agoThe notion of "nature in balance" is selection bias. There are certainly places where nature is not sustainable and balanced. Look for example at what happens with the introduction of invasive species (which may happen these days because of humans, but I imagine the opening of the Bering's Strait land bridge would have lead to a similar disruption.) Pre-human nature only appeared balanced because it had had a long time to equilibrate, not because of some innate quality.