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melbye on 23 November 2010
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DarthVolod said:
melbye said:

Humanity deserves to die. What good things did we ever do for this planet?


This is exactly the kind of mentality that groups like PETA and environmentalists are creating, a generation of misanthropy. Even if you were correct in stating that humanity deserves to "die" for not saving the planet you are ignoring the efforts of countless animal rights/protection groups and the work of environmentalists around the world ... I guess human life has no value to you even when it is pushing your agenda? Also, I was not aware that the meaning of human life was to protect the planet and nature. Please enlighten me on how you came to this conclusion (or rather what documentary or television station you absorbed it from without questioning). 

On that subject, if preservation is the objective goal of human life as you accept then can you please tell me why this is so? What possible benefit is there to humanity if humans sacrificed themself for the sake of the planet? Whos is to benefit and for what purpose? The "planet" is a big chunk of mostly inatimate matter. Are you suggesting that human beings should lay down (with no explanation as to why they should do so) their lives to save a giant rock? Besides, isn't your statement a bit self contradictory? Humans arose on this planet and we are just as much a part of the natural world as any tiger. By hindering human progress and even going so far as to say they should all "die" aren't you, in effect, suggesting that we must destroy nature in order to preserve nature?

Another thing that makes me so suspect of bleeding hearts animal rights activists is the fact that they NEVER advocate the preservation of any species that one would define as "ugly." I never see campaigns advocating the preservation of bees (who do far more for us than tigers ever could) or for any other species that one could not put on a postcard. It is always the cute species like whales, dolphins, tigers, ect. ect. Just seems so hypocritical to me.


As a student of history i have read 10000 years of it and i must say humanity has issues, it has nothing to do with PETA