why we do not belong here?

Question

well lets see, animals have fur to keep them warm or cool. Birds and ducks have feathers to protect them from the snow and rain. fish have scales to and gills to adapt in the water.
What do we have? My daughter asked why are we the only species that need to tear up the earth to meet our needs? We are not adaptable to the elements as are all other species. Why?

Answer 1

We have no enemies other than ourselves and diseases for which we have no cures. We have overrun the planet. Overpopulation and our inability to deal with it are the problems.

Answer 2

In the Pre-historic days...when our intelegence, common-sence, and problems solving abilities were limited...nature use to provide to us like the rest of the species what we needed - to cover our needs- day by day and to survive in the long run. You can see the same cituation exists today in the tropical forests and many parts of Africa and Asia...where primitive tribes survive - and the land & river where they live by supply to them any thing they need to survive- food wise, medicine wise, shelter wise, and any thing else they need day by day. But as humans multiply in biger numbers...and start to create daily needs in biger numbers...then collective management shows up...and the routines change. Always...land, water bodies, breathing Air, Seasons, will provides the dailly needs of every species...the only that changes for every multiple grooup is who will do the pick up, how and from where the pick-up will be done, where will be delivered and how will be consumed. Nature always will be here to cover our survival basic and multiple needs...acording our physical and mental abilities.

Answer 3

Um, she's making assumptions. We aren't the only species that needs to do that because we don't need to do that to survive.

We choose to. For millions of years we adapted ourselves to the earth instead of adapting the earth to us.

Answer 4

Really then why are we the only large species that lives from the Arctic to the tropics? Its called a brain, use it!

Answer 5

We do not have the physical protections and adaptations because we have our brain to create those things we need.

Answer 6

it is only in the last 100 or so years that man has started really tearing up the earth as you say. it's called "progress" or industrialization. kinda sad, really.

Answer 7

Because we change our environment to survive now, we no longer have to adapt to it.

Answer 8

God created many things for man to have dominion over; not them to have dominion over us. Man was created in theimage of God. (Thus he can think, not just follow instinct as the animals do).