Mother Earth would be better of without us..

[shropshire 0]

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If the the Earth dies - you die..... If you die, the Earth survives!!

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[labrys 0]

Relax, Shrop. After we've self destructed, Mother Earth will heal.

Owned by Remi #?

[shropshire 0]

I've just been watching a trailer for "The Day The Earth Stood Still" [remake] - hence the question.


clicky

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Squeak 17]

we are the earths virus, and we will not stop until our viral task is complete

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

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"Although this decision is by no means unanimous, the Vogons feel that Earth lacks the necessary characteristics to enjoy further classification as a planet," said Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz, a captain with the fleet. "Demolition will begin soon."

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

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"Although this decision is by no means unanimous, the Vogons feel that Earth lacks the necessary characteristics to enjoy further classification as a planet," said Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz, a captain with the fleet. "Demolition will begin soon."

dont forget your towel

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[tumbler 0]

I recall a report regarding the effects of the 3 day power outage the Northeastern US had several years ago... not exactly what it said but the idea was with the power plants down for those three days the pollution level in the corridor dropped by 80%, or some such number as to make me remember how remarkable it was.

I bet the Earth would recover very quickly if we were to leave.

And remember... when the aliens come they are going to eat the fat people first!! (I saw that in someone else’s post and laughed my ass off)

[TrophyHusband 0]

the earth cannot be better or worse without someone here to make the observation. without people, it will just be, like all of the other objects in the universe. the earth is an is not a living being with thought's or emotions. it does not have feelings or opinions.

"Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama
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[JackC 0]

Earth would be better off with less people, but not no people.

[shropshire 0]

Just because there are no people doesn't mean that there would be nothing here - the rest of life would get on with living and well, without our help/hindrance. It was O.K before we arrived and would do perfectly well without us.


It's us that are fucking up the planet - no one else. It all points directly back to us and in a relatively short period of time.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

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Earth would be better off with less people, but not no people.

It would just take longer to completely fuck up the planet - that's all.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[TrophyHusband 0]

without people there would be no one to make the judgement of "better or worse". not one living being left would have the though, "damn, things are so much better without all those pesky humans."

"Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama
www.kjandmegan.com

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the earth cannot be better or worse without someone here to make the observation. without people, it will just be, like all of the other objects in the universe. the earth is an is not a living being with thought's or emotions. it does not have feelings or opinions.

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So can't vote, because "Don't care" or "it doesn't matter, then" isn't an option

I'd rather deal with what is, not spineless hypotheticals purely designed to feed a certain type's self crapulocisticocacy

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[shropshire 0]

Please feel free to to take part then

So sorry to have wasted your precious time.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Belgian_Draft 0]

Better or worse is subjective. At various periods during earth's history, the environment has been conducive to different forms of life. Perfect conditions for one form of life can wipe out another.
We are partially responsible for the rapid rate of global warming which is endangering some species, but at the same time other species are thriving like never before because of the warming.

HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.

[shropshire 0]

Good point & well made.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[akarunway 1]

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Earth would be better off with less people, but not no people.

So. Who gets to stay? The elite I would imagine. But I don't think they'ed make good hunter-gatherers. Then the cycle would start all over again. Don't know if cycle is the right word but you get my drift.

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[jgoose71 0]

After India Nukes Pakistan and then Israel starts nuking people just to join in on the fun, we will have approximately a quarter of the earth devoid of human life that the rest of us can watch to see just exactly how the earth would fair without us.

"There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."
Life, the Universe, and Everything

[TomAiello 26]

That makes about as much sense as "your body would be better off without red blood cells" or similar.

Humans are part of the ecosystem that we sometimes anthropomorphize as "Mother Earth". Sometimes (often) we do things that mess up other parts, but that doesn't mean we're not an integral part of the whole.

-- Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
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[Andrewwhyte 1]

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After India Nukes Pakistan and then Israel starts nuking people just to join in on the fun, we will have approximately a quarter of the earth devoid of human life that the rest of us can watch to see just exactly how the earth would fair without us.

if that scenario occurs I suspect at least 90% of us will be gone with the rest fighting hard for survival. "Limited nuclear warfare" was only possible last time because we ran out of bombs.

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That makes about as much sense as "your body would be better off without red blood cells" or similar.

Humans are part of the ecosystem that we sometimes anthropomorphize as "Mother Earth". Sometimes (often) we do things that mess up other parts, but that doesn't mean we're not an integral part of the whole.

So if people weren't here there would be no "Mother Earth"?

HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.

[shropshire 0]

I can't agree to that analogy... it would be the hight of presumption to suggest that mankind is as important to the Earth as blood cells are to our body.

I'd suggest that we're no more or less important than any other life form on the planet. - Nothing special about us (apart from our destructive power).

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Belgian_Draft 0]

Oh yeah?? Show me any other creature that can brew a great Porter or Lager!

HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.

[shropshire 0]

A decent pint of Bitter.... probably none but any cat can produce lager

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[SpeedRacer 1]

Not really.

The biggest and most devastating incident of pollution happened when bacteria started farting out free oxygen. Free oxygen (O2) is extremely corrosive. It will even corrode iron. Oxygen built up in the atmosphere to a point where most species at the time were wiped out.

The species that arose after that had to have special enzymes to deal with the high levels of oxygen in the atmosphere. Of course, this opened the way for eukaryotes to eventually develop.

Would the Earth have been better off without those oxygen-producing bacteria?

Speed Racer
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