Wings of the Morning wrote:
>
> Estacado66 wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 12/17/97 7:50:44 PM, you wrote:
> >
> > <<Before man came weilding
> > our crafty little weapons, nature was in a perfect balance give or take the
> > many
> > natural disasters that happen on and off.>>
> >
> > What could you possibly mean by "perfect balance"? From whose point
> > of view are you talking about? I wonder if it seems like nature is in
> > perfect balance to the rabbit who is getting his head ripped off by a
> > bobcat.
> >
>
> Actually yes. Why do you think the food chain works the way it does?
> Animals die, and animals are born. What happens if all the bobcats stop
> killing the rabits? An over population of rabits, who use up all their food
> supply. Not to mention the bobcats go hungry. In nature its all a risk. Some
> make it, some don't. People don't really consider the fact that there might be
> laws to life. I myself happen to believe there are. All cause and effect.
> What do you think an ecosystem is? The animals who die give life to others.
> The native americans knew this and respected it, only taking what they needed.
> We on the other hand take whatever we want more or less. And it upsets the
> balance quite a bit. Why is it do you think, that animals have been around for
> thousands of years, millions, and are still here? They are part of a developed
> system of living, crafted and evloved over hundereds of millions of years,
> tested against time, and still here. I think thats a pretty amazing feat dont
> you? And here we come threatening to whipe out everything in just a few short
> thousand, which is nothing compared to how long the earth's been around.
> Wonder why there was never any global warming when animals still ruled the
> earth. Just some interesting thoughts I've been comtemplating.
>
> -Mike Everett
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The future has arrived; it's just not evenly distributed.
-William Gibson
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