Do you believe that the only way for the planet to be saved is if we are exterminated as human beings?

Question

It's becoming tiresome hearing about deforestation, pollution, animal extinction, overfishing, nuclear waste, using water for recreational purposes even though we know that fresh water is limited, climate change, etc. I'm sick and tired of what we as human beings are doing to the environment, myself included, and now i read that Stephen Hawking was saying that the survival of the human race is by "spreading to other planets", to do what, destroy them as well, isn't that stupid and selfish of us? My question to you is do you agree with the notion that human beings are a virus and a bacteria of planet Earth? And do you agree that the only way the planet can be saved is if we all perish?

P.S. please don't tell me that it's immoral to exterminate human beings.

Answer 1

Why worry about saving the planet if we won't be here?

Answer 2

Love your question. *sigh* I belive that humans will kill earth. However, I also belive that they, 'we', will also, as always, realize what we did and what we did wrong and correct it. I dislike humans as much as the next thinking one but I do believe that we do have the ability to learn better. When that might happen for the absolut best, I do not know.
As for the time being, Hawkings is right. Earth must and will perish due to human ignorance, indifference and incompentence.
My answer to your question is this:
I hope not. I hope that persons such as Hawkings, you, I and others might be the very ones to solely make it out and go to other planets as PROOF positive that wasteful ways and indifference can and will destroy your species (well, almost).
As for Earth...well, she is a big ol' girl, has suffered much more than (GOD I HOPE) than we can give her. It would take a LOT to end a planets intelligent life, even if (I believe) an A-bomb hit every state and country capital on the planet.
Yeah, I do believe that we as humans, at this stage in our evolution, are bacteria. We thrive on hate, deceit, and lies. Those are foundations of human moral character and until that changes, and it would take the end of the world and the notion of the personal creation of a brand new one to do it, earth is doomed. Again, I love your question. I could talk all night about it.

Answer 3

The most important thing to remember is to stay cool. Let things work out as "god" intended. If all goes as planned, those who care about life will still be around, after the great destruction, to carry on with life.

You might say, this is a step in making the human race a little more smarter (evolve into a greater being), and everyone knows we could use a smarter human. I'm no exception: I am as waste full as the next person. So if my number gets "called in", I earned it.

I hope the next generation last a little longer than what we will.

P.S. If those creeps that "byderule" talked about (devil worshipers), get a hold of earth, not to worry, with thoughts like they have, they won't last very long.

Answer 4

I said awhile ago that the extermination of humanity would be an effective cure for our current ecological problems, however, most people won't really go with the idea, they have that whole, "desire to live" thing. The problem is not humanity per se, it's humanities culture. Our current "modern" culture is little more than a downward spiral of unsustainability. (So I'm not the greatest speller...)

People keep saying that without humanity there would be no one to enjoy the planet. The planet is not OURS. We didn't create it, and must I remind you, are fairly new in the grand scheme of things. We have the ability to analyze and decide, and for the geeks, "With great power comes great responsibility." We can't destroy everything and leave tthe animals to fend for themselves, They have as much a right to this planet and survival as any of us do.

Even in the case of humanity, there are many cultures that have survived since time immemortal (Fairly isolated), that work with nature to survive instead of forcing nature to do what we want. Mayhaps instead of genocide, we should consider maybe just becoming slightly less...all consuming. Think The Village, or Fight Club (Not the violence, just the ending message), for some mass media references...

Answer 5

Well, I don't totally agree with each of the notions.

Yes, I think that we are a sort of virus to the planet. We pollute it with our trash, smoke, CFCs, etc. We are slowly killing this planet.

However, the same species (Homo sapiens sapiens) is trying to cure the earth. We thankfully have organizations that try to stop pollution, reduce/recycle trash, and the like.

Basically, what I'm saying is that we are the death of the earth, and we are also it's cure. We pollute, but we also conserve the different species of animals, save endangered species, etc.

I think this creates a sort of balance between the two, although we can't see the good part as much.

As for the next "notion," I don't agree. If we are gone, who will take care of the animals/rest of the earth? We are already the most intelligent beings here on earth. If we all perish, will the earth have to wait another hundred million years before another species steps up and becomes intelligent. I think it shouldn't have to.

Answer 6

I don't agree with you that human beings are a virus and bacteria on this earth. I will concede that our race has been irresponsible in the care of our environment. But each day there are more groups formed to educate and help prevent destruction and waste. We should use our minds and our energy discovering ways to right the wrongs we've done to Mother Earth. If you destroyed all of the human beings you might just destroy the very person or persons who would have made a difference.

Answer 7

Even though I agree with you, we've screwed up, killing ourselves won't help at all.

The planet is at a stage where we no longer can make a decision, we have to watch and play things out as they unfold. Exterminating people will do nothing except prove that we have become no better through time from learning about our mistakes; it proves that great people and innocents died for no reason at all.

These matters are not solved by killing people; where ignorance, aggression, and ignorance have failed, compassion, intelligence, and peace are going to excell, but only if we embrace them.

First thing we would have to do is, of course, overthrow Mr. Bush. Then we'd have to really jumpstart ways to prevent things from getting worse.

From then on, we could safely inhabit new planets with out destroying them, hopefully.

Hating people will get you no where; you have to be a bit more open-minded about what people are really like. Not everyone in this world is bad, in fact, most people are just bystanders who all want the same thing you do: a better lifestyle and a better world. Eventually the government will have to get out of the people's way.

Answer 8

Yes that is the only way to save our world..... but not ALL human beings.... maybe just half of them, and the other half from that point forward STOP destroying the planet! Nature would slowly recover, but personally its already too late. And yes, they are very much like a virus... a type of cancer and the ability to go somewhere else to destroy what may be there is every bit as "intelligent" as what we're doing to our own world now already!

Answer 9

Naw.
Destroying the Earth is harder than you may have been led to believe.
You've seen the action movies where the bad guy threatens to destroy the Earth. You've heard people on the news claiming that the next nuclear war or cutting down rainforests or persisting in releasing hideous quantities of pollution into the atmosphere threatens to end the world.
Fools.

The Earth was built to last. It is a 4,550,000,000-year-old, 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000-tonne ball of iron. It has taken more devastating asteroid hits in its lifetime than you've had hot dinners, and lo, it still orbits merrily.

Number of times the Earth has been destroyed: 0
Number of plans currently in progress with the final aim of bringing about the Earth's destruction: 0
Number of scientific experiments currently underway with the potential to bring about the Earth's destruction: 0
Minimum amount of time until the Earth is destroyed by natural means (discounting total existence failure): 25 years
Minimum amount of time until the Earth is destroyed by artificial means: 50 years

Answer 10

How would we know if the planet would survive if we were not here?
I think with less humans things could be better, however, I would not advocate the chinese policy of allowing couples only to have one child and punish the others.
I guess that at some point in our existence events will take place that will force us to consume less and maybe also limit our ability to procreate.
Famine being one of those things, as the numbers of people requiring food increases,the number of peole requiring homes increases the land for growing food decreases, there are inevitable consequences.
We need to manage our wants, and be more in tune with the things we actaully need.

Answer 11

I believe the world will eventually wake up to the problems and jointly try to solve them. It's starting already with Al Gore's movie, which will plant a seed in other peoples mind, Example : the fuel industry is starting to use better fuels for cars, this is because people are demanding it. The fuel industry should have looked at this years ago snd could have. Money and Greed put it on the back burner.