If I remember rightly,the former World Wildlife Fund used to have a slogan showing pictures of various animals and the slogan, ” It’s OUR world too “.
It’s true that the world as we know it now exists due to the complex weaving together of the many threads of all forms of life,however humble and pointless they may seem ( woodlice,anyone ? )
To me,it’s inconceivable that this is just a random arrangement,so we try to rationalise it by various theories – benevolent creator,God,Allah,whatever team you support – or Intelligent Design,evolution or whatever else scientists care to call it.
It seems to me that as the most highly evolved form of life we have a moral duty to do our best for the lower forms of life which have been provided for our use. This means being careful to maintain the world in its present state,whilst making appropriate use of what we’ve been given.
One small example – we don’t give much thought to the bees buzzing around on a sunny day,but if the bees die out we’re all ****ed – no bees=no pollination=no plants=no animals=no humans.
The only certain thing is that this debate must have been going on since humans began,and not one of us is ever going to be able to come up with an undisputable answer.
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