Why does the Human Race Exist? Why Should it?

Question

If there's no human race, then the world will still stand. The Whole Earth would have been better without humans, because of garbage, pollution damage to atheosphere.

Answer 1

It's not the human race that needs to die, it's civilization. You said "The Whole Earth would have been better without humans, because of garbage, pollution damage to the atheosphere." Well humans lived our entire existence in complete balance with nature until about 10,000 years ago when we started farming which led to an idea of domination over the earth. Farmers were the dominators, empire builders, and polluters. They cut down all the trees to make way for their destruction. Hunter-gatherers in contrast were respectful of nature, knowing that if they killed all the animals, they would starve to death. That's what I mean by 'in balance with nature'. Farming led to civilization, and civilization is dependent on agriculture. Civilization and agriculture go hand in hand. Civilization's main mechanism of control is domestication. It is the controlling, taming, breeding, and modification of life for human benefit (usually for those in power or those striving for power). The domesticating process began to shift humans away from a nomadic way of life, towards a more sedentary and settled existence, which created points of power (taking on a much different dynamic than the more temporal and organic territorial ground), later to be called property. Domestication creates a totalitarian relationship with plants and animals, and eventually, other humans. This mindset sees other life, including other humans, as separate from the domesticator, and is the rationalization for the subjugation of women, children, and for slavery.

So humans are not in and of themselves bad, but our current human society is. Our society is the living legacy of a small group of peoples' decision 10,000 years ago, and they came to dominate the world. We currently live an unnatural existence, and look what's happening to the earth. But us humans in our natural state are a fine part of nature.

Answer 2

The human race exists because forces of evolution proved that a being of our stature and intelligence is bound to be a successful species.

You need to give humans more credit. We make mistakes but we learn from them. You need to know that for the first time in the earth's history a species evolved that can leave the planet and avoid meteor strikes that caused some much death and destruction. Mammals are better equipped to deal with temperature (on a global l level) that reptiles. Mammals with opposable thumbs that can alter the environment to suit themselves (building houses and heating systems) are better suited that not.

If you live in a northern climate like I do, and feel nice and cozy when the temperature is -25C, I appreciate our race's accomplishments. Without this ability to survive we would not have been able to spread across this world and survive as a species.

Answer 3

Why does Jupiter exist? Why should it?

If there's no Jupiter, then the world will still stand. The Whole Earth would have been better without Jupiter, because of the risk of it hitting us.

Answer 4

Good question

Don't worry....at the current rate of acceleration..... in about 25 years your kids will see mushroom clouds on the horizon in all directions and th Earth wont have to worry about us anymore.

Answer 5

I constantly ask myself what is our purpose here. It is like a "rat race". I am blessed in ways and cursed with health issues. Just want to know more.

Answer 6

Gene mutation