2006-07-08 03:23:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
No. Humans are basically acting like any other animal that has no natural check on it's population. A good analogy are the way rabbits are over populating Australia. Rabbits are not native to Australia and have no natural way to control their population so they are just multiplying into hoards. Eventually they will be limited by their food supply. I hope that doesn't happen to humans because it will cause allot of misery.
Humans will not destroy the Earth unless they actually try to do so. They are doing a lot of damage though. Nevertheless the Earth and life in general will survive us. Life has already survived far worse.
2006-07-08 05:59:13 · answer #1 · answered by Engineer 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. A virus is a parasite that must find a host. Once the virus gets into a host cell, it replaces the cells DNA or RNA with its own. In that way, the cell will now make more of the virus, rather than making more of itself.
The human behavior your question really refers to is overpopulation. Overpopulation could destroy earth by using up all the natural resources either by consumption (as in oil) or pollution (water, air, soil). In this way humans are more like cancer-replicating endlessly and without thought to the effects such behavior will have on the future of itself or its own progeny.
2006-07-08 04:27:18 · answer #2 · answered by Martha B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can a colony of ants destroy a mountain? No. Humans will never be able to destroy the planet. The planet has far more energy and power than Humans will ever gain. The only thing we could do is destroy living things on the surface of the earth including are selves but the planet will still survive and new life will emerge on the surface.
2006-07-08 03:37:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't say that humans are a virus because we are, in fact, part of the ecosystem. Even viruses have their place. Imagine if humans lived free of disease and we were healthier and lived longer? Talk about a population explosion...
Definitely, however, our behavior is destructive. We are, without a doubt polluting our environment and using natural resources at an alarming rate. With that said, I agree with you that we are destroying our Mother Earth.
2006-07-08 06:34:30 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Grudge 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Viruses are neither evil nor good. They just are. But yes humans could be a side effect of the universe that is destroying not only the earth but the universe itself.
2006-07-08 03:31:29 · answer #5 · answered by Plato 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember reading a theory once that stated that humans are a virus and the Earth is a living being, our overpopulation of the Earth is causing it to fight off its infection by causing diseases and natural disasters to kill us off.
I don't believe this theory of course, but I still think it is an interesting proposal.
2006-07-08 03:34:13 · answer #6 · answered by roccothegrey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some I hate to say are the vermin of the earth and care only for personal gain. Others are conscientious and believe that if you destroy the environment all life will cease.
2006-07-08 07:06:33 · answer #7 · answered by feminine feline 1953 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very valid point. global warming, and pollution and such are destroying our planet. Hope the damage can be reversed!
2006-07-08 03:28:09 · answer #8 · answered by Ahab 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Viruses aren't malicious by intent.
They just seek to expand past the point that their host's resources can support them.
So maybe we are.
2006-07-08 03:27:52 · answer #9 · answered by pluralist 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Less like a virus and more like a cancer or swarm of ravenous locusts.
2006-07-08 07:09:41 · answer #10 · answered by being_of_now 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋