The Evoulution of Nature?

[AsakuraHao2004]

Originally posted by Trevlac
Matter can neither be created or destroyed.  That's a law of physics.

What can be destroyed is an idea.  Houses are ideas.  Because we define houses, not by the exact particles that make them up, but by how it's constructed.  Look at things, everyday things, and remember, they're not skateboards, or lamps, or pies.  They're ideas.  Different matter grouped different ways.  That's all out modern "nature" really is.

Right, we cannot destroy nature anymore than we can create it. We are merely altering it to survive and live.

[Trevlac]

Quite correct.  Matter can pair up with other matter, so much so that it alters the lump's overall physical form.  Then we percieve a skyscraper or a log or a piece of pie.

[carmen]

Originally posted by Trevlac
Think of this, the Earth has been here for a few BILLION years, but yet humans, depending on what you belive, have been here for a couple thousand.  Could we HONESTLY destroy and entire planet?

humans have been here for a couple thousand..? jesus was around a couple thousand years ago. lol...we've been around for millions...maybe I just read ur post wrong

[AsakuraHao2004]

They've only been the dominant race for a couple thousand year. From the pliocene (sp?) era to the pleistocene (sp?) era, they weren't  like they are now. "Modern" humans have only been around for a few thousand.

[carmen]

but we were around. lol ^_-

[LynX]

I doubt the humans will destroy the nature, as I posted earlier, the nature "knows" of our range of possibilities, therefore she made the world "indestructible" for humans. Yes, some minor species of lifeforms may be eradicated, but the major ones are significantly harder. Plus, there is also a possibility that the major ones will remake the minor ones by evolution.

And when we destroy 99.9% of the trees we'll die of insufficent oxygen and there will be no one to destroy the rest (just aliens, maybe :p ).

[Razor]

Apparently, and I know we all hear this alot. Apparently, in either 2034, 2035 or 2036 (I forget) A gigantic meteor (I hear you groaning!) is gonna destroy the Earth. And guess when this thing is due to hit! That's right! On my 46/47/48th birthday!

I can see it already: "A gigantic meteor is only moments away from destroying the Earth, and everyone is blaming this man *displays my picture on TV screen* for being born on this day. Here's a random stranger. What are your feelings?"
"I think we should sacrifice him to appease our God!"
"An excellent idea. Now, back to you Susan."

I'm screwed.



So, lets see the world come back with the pollution suffocating everything, a thick layer of dust preventing sunlight to the murky poisoned waters, cracked blackened earth barren of life, and a gigantic freakin' mountain which was once a space rock.

Lookin' forward to it.

[LynX]

Ever saw the movie Armageddon?

[Moosetroop11]

Asa, I've thought your way for quite a while, now. Humans are always going on about 'responsibilities' for the planet, but no other animals have these responsibilities! If foxes could wipe out wolves to make their lives even slightly better, they'd do it without thinking. Why do we humans have to put such a weight on our shoulders?

After all, if we destroy the atmousphere, nature will run It's course and we'll just be wiped out. No biggie

[Razor]

Now, I'm no geographist, but in how many environments do foxes and wolves coexist? aren't they like the penguin and the polar bear?

[Grandy]

Originally posted by Bluhman
In the future, they should make an engine that runs on smoke and releases air.

 We already have, they're called "trees".

[Trevlac]

Grandy, LOL

I like the idea of hydrogen cars.  Unfortunately, the oil and natural gas companies are trying their hardest to stop people from using hydrogen cars.  Even though we've perfected them.  Know what Hydrogen is? Yes, an element, and a gas.  But it's also a singular proton.  Protons are in all positively charged matter, that is, anything that you can touch.  Hydrogen cars (like in back to the future) could run on anything. ANYTHING.

Take a whild guess at what the waste of a hydro car is? Water.  Oxygen comes in and mizd with the Hydrogen. Water.

[Tomi]

Sorry Trev, look here:

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/generaltech/article/0,20967,927469,00.html

[Moosetroop11]

Originally posted by Razor
Now, I'm no geographist, but in how many environments do foxes and wolves coexist? aren't they like the penguin and the polar bear?

*Smaks Razor round the head* twas an example, fool. I wasn't going into extreme accuracy

[Almeidaboo]

Originally posted by Grandy
Nature isn't equal to culture.
 When the human kind didn't touched it, its nature, when he did, its culture.

 ...

 I've heard this somewhere, and I kinda agree. KINDA.

Perfect. *weird voice* GRANDY WINS...

...FLAWLESS VICTORY!