why do we have the right to destroy?

Question

Humans. what do we do? annihilate everything that we believe to be "lesser", to make way for our sky scrapers and parking lots. I must wonder, why do we believe that we are above the rest of nature, we are, after all, natural. why do so many march blindly through a forest with a torch? I must say that our arrogance in believing that we are something more than all these other species of plants and animals, in the water, land and sky, enrages me, and so, maybe I am not thinking clearly, but could somebody tell me why we must destroy everything around us, along with ourselves? If someone is to answer this, please do not bring in religious ideas, such as the idea that god created animals and things as our crop, for us, nothing else. I have read the bible, out of interest, I do not intend to be discriminatory, but i would like to take religion out of your answers to avoid other conflict. Please, somebody explain to me, what gives us the right to destroy, it confuses me.

Answer 1

If you think about it, since we do all of our work with existing materials and spaces, we are not able to create anything without destroying something else. If we build a house, we have destroyed an open space in the place we built our house. If we use wood to build a house, we have destroyed a tree to get the wood. It is impossible for us to make anything without un-making (or drastically altering) some other thing as part of the same process. But since we are capable of thinking about our choices, we should always pause when we have an idea to build something, while we decide whether the accompanying destruction will be worthwhile.
I don't mean for this to sound so lofty, idealistic and unreal. It is a simple, often overlooked truth. Everything that a human can take as food is a thing that was once living, with very few exceptions, notably milk and honey. Destruction goes hand in hand with creation. Our mistake is in focusing on one, but not acknowledging the other.

Answer 2

True. We humans are not here to destroy, but have been tasked to be good stewards of this pale blue dot in the universe!
But if in your mind using anything this earth has to offer is in any way pure destruction, then you could have put more force into your argument by conveying your message via mental telepathy, or, heaven forfend, smoke signals! But, of course, that would mean chopping down a tree in order to create a fire. But with that action, the smoke would pollute the air, or block the sunlight, which might create a dead zone where no life will exist because of no sunlight, and...
But you used a computer, which meant that somebody dig into Mother Earth to extract the oil needed to make plastic, not to mention other things dug up, like silicon, aluminum, iron, copper, etc, ad naseum, which, in effect, negates your argument.
It's funny how people against basic technology, much less basic human needs, use this very same technology to rail hyperbolic against it!

Answer 3

Ok, unless you live in the rainforest, something was destroyed to build your home. Its survival of the fittest and most species incompatible with humans living in their enviroments are gone. So quit yer bitching. Go hug a tree.

Answer 4

The 'right' to destroy is natural.

The strong have the right to destroy the weak.

Nature is built that way.

Does mean it is a "nice" thing to do..... But a human has a right to do what they wish with the power they are given.

Answer 5

No, i like Tokyo. thought i might probable have relaxing in a demon-infested Tokyo, battling, contracting, summoning, and fusing demons and kicking-***. Or, i ought to stay with enjoying Shin Megami Tensei.

Answer 6

Have you ever heard the saying, "It's the nature of The Beast"? We all have a little devil in us but some of us can control it better than others.

Answer 7

cause might must be right.. its how we got to the top of the food chain i guess

Answer 8

*applause*

i've been wondering the same thing for years!

blessed be!

Answer 9

way to long to even read.................