Moiety
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Your life, that's what you owe it. You can't survive without it.
Well, then "give" it your life...not death.
Your life, that's what you owe it. You can't survive without it.
That's true, but what about those adorable gun-toting pandas? Why do they have to pay for our errors?Also, people, it's not the environment that needs saving, for it's own sake. The earth will be here long after humans are here. Environmental conservation is for our own selfish sake, not necessarily the earth's.
Oh. "As well as energy, photosynthesis is also the source of the carbon in all the organic compounds within organisms' bodies. In all, photosynthetic organisms convert around 100,000,000,000 tonnes of carbon into biomass per year." Indeed, that is good to read.Repeat after me: Photosynthesis.
I can't. As despicable as it is, I lack the strength of character.I am agreeing that to save the environment for its own sake is pretty dumb. The environment doesn't care what happens to it. People care because they have to live off of it.
Go ahead and kill yourself, though.
I can't. As despicable as it is, I lack the strength of character.
I am not actively trying to encourage people to kill themselves for the environment. That's none of my business, and it would be beyond hypocritical, considering my above statement. I was voicing my concerns and guilt, and what seemed to me to be the conclusion, based solely on emotions.
Tikun olam - repairing the world? I don't know what I believe in. I suppose, if the lives of the humans around me, the people, matter the most... It would make sense, I mean, what you're saying. But how do I know what is most important?
That's not fair. You can't tell me I've come to the wrong conclusion one second and then say I've got to figure it out for myself the next. Don't you see how screwed up that is?
Oh no, religion is not for me.
Believe it or not, that's really big... I mean, that whole "what do I do with my life, since I'm alive?" thing. And why not religion? Well, you just said it. I have to decide for myself. I don't want other people telling me what to think. And truth be told, I don't belive in god(s).
P.S. - Probably okay isn't good enough. It has to be 100% okay. Now you've heightened my sense of doubt. Please fix that.
I am serious. That's the only solution, right? Just by breathing we create a carbon footprint. Doesn't that make you feel guilty for existing? Or am I the only one?
I've always been under the impression that religions are for weak, lost people (kind of like me). I don't want to pray to a god because I can't make my own dreams come true. That seems so desperate.
So you're saying plants and animals and fungus and all that convert energy into carbon, which is then taken in and converted into oxygen by bacteria and whatnot. And right, one domain couldn't exist without the others.IMO, I think the planet is doing a fine job of killing us off on it's own, unintentionally, of course. What ever energy our planet dishes out, every eukaryote organism converts that energy into carbon, to feed the planet in order for it to continue the cycle. Without these said organisms, the Three-domain system would likely collapse due to overcompensation, and end up killing the planet... I imagine that within the next billion years or so earth will have become a carbon copy of what Venus is today...
/ end rant...
Philosophy does interest me. Although I'm going to assume you don't mean philosphies like nihilism? And yeah, I know. Guilt is selfish and bad. That just makes me feel more guilty.To believe that a god will do everything for you is kind of beside the point.
God helps those who help themselves? Or maybe. Well, it wouldn't hurt to study. Or you can look into philosophy, it's a close second. Whatever. What is probably best is for you to confront the issue head on rather than hiding behind your guilt.
Philosophy does interest me. Although I'm going to assume you don't mean philosphies like nihilism? And yeah, I know. Guilt is selfish and bad. That just makes me feel more guilty.
How is the planet doing a fine job of killing us off on its own?