I wonder about our population and what we contribute. There are almost seven billion of us. And what do we do?
We kill each other. We use energy. We use resources. We eat the world. But what do we give back?
I do not mean replenishing renewable resources. I dp not mean donating charities that benefit other humans. I mean what do we offer the world as payment for our continued survival. We exist because our ancestors won the extinction lottery countless times. People ignore how much luck is involved in natural selection. The process isn't random, but outside events shake up the game. And this has. Happened to our benefit as a species many times.
We really do owe the planet and the life on it a little more gratitude. The house cat on your lap is descended from giant cats that wiped out many ancient species, we should thank tabby that early man was spared.
This isn't a joke and it isn't meant to be a hippie platitude. Good hunters understand the need for reverence. We could all stand to learn from that.
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