general Have humans done anything good for Earth?

[Flying Pencil 3,015]

Do you think humanity has done anything good for Earth. If you do say yes. Can you please explain why. 

[Props Valroa 22,863]

Humanity is Earth's greatest gift to the universe. While we may pollute and damage the environment, that will inevitably be fixed once we advance far beyond our own technology. I am not a misanthrope, I have hope and faith in humanity's ability to succeed. 

[Brony Number 42 8,672]

Maybe oil is like a pimple. Earth needed someone to squeeze it out, and now Earth feels better.

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,234]

What does humans doing good for the Earth mean? The Earth is not a rational entity with its own subjective preferences: there is no preference scale of Earth to which humans can adhere. The Earth is "indifferent", so to speak, to whatever happens to it. If someone were to say something akin to "life flourishing on Earth is good for it", that statement is a human preference about the Earth, but not the Earth's own preference for it cannot have any.

Edited July 29, 2022 by Luna the Great of all the Russias

[Kujamih 10,588]

3 hours ago, -Solstice- said:

Humanity is Earth's greatest gift to the universe. While we may pollute and damage the environment, that will inevitably be fixed once we advance far beyond our own technology. I am not a misanthrope, I have hope and faith in humanity's ability to succeed. 

Either that or we just go extinct and earth would be fine without us😂. 

Actually I think earth is trying to kill us now? 🤔

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@Kujamih

Every moment our lives, we are being slowly killed by diseases and viruses. The human body is resilient, and not to be underestimated. 

[Kujamih 10,588]

1 hour ago, Luna the Great of all the Russias said:

What does humans doing good for the Earth mean? The Earth is not a rational entity with its own subjective preferences: there is no preference scale of Earth to which humans can adhere. The Earth is "indifferent", so to speak, to whatever happens to it. If someone were to say something akin to "life flourishing on Earth is good for it", that statement is a human preference about the Earth, but not the Earth's own preference for it cannot have any.

Is it? Or maybe we just don't understand it?

Before we thought animals were irrational beings.... Actually it is us who are more irrational? 🤔

[Kujamih 10,588]

Moments ago, -Solstice- said:

@Kujamih

Every moment our lives, we are being slowly killed by diseases and viruses. The human body is resilient, and not to be underestimated. 

True! and earth is finding more ways to kill us, heck we are even helping it killing ourselves! That's how freaking resilient we humans are! Hence why I think earth underestimated us and now paying the price... 🤣

 

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@Kujamih

In a mind limited by our perception one would see the Earth and humans as adversaries. I do not see this. Wait a few thousand years, and you'll find out whether we've failed or succeeded. 

[Splashee 28,471]

@Flying Pencil

You can recreate this thread in the Debate Pit, where special rules apply about yes/no arguments under more supervision.

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