A tumor is a part of an organism that has mutated to play a much shorter game than the organism itself. Humanity seems to be a tumor on the biosphere. The industrial revolution is that happy moment when the host was switched to mostly delivering nutrients to the tumor.
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The biosphere doesn’t have moral status. Humanity does. Humanity is literally the most important entity in the universe since we are the _only_ important entity in the universe.
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Surely non-Universal Explainer yet conscious creatures matter more than unconscious objects?
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Replying to @ChipkinLogan @Crit_Rat and
If so, it is H. Sapiens alone who make this determination. Until such time we can communicate with other species.
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Replying to @DoqxaScott @ChipkinLogan and
We can't be so certain that we are where the process of evolution intends to go. I mean, were causing our own extinction at the moment. Life seems to have more of a harmonious balance without our intervention
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Replying to @cosimia_ @DoqxaScott and
The only way for life on earth *not* to be fundamentally limited (by e.g. solar expansion / nearby supernova) is if we keep discovering ways to prevent the kinds of disasters that would eventually annihilate it. Only progress can potentially *go* into the unknown future.
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