The Pros And Cons Of Joining The Galactic Civilization

The third part to the human dilemma is that all nonhuman species have evolved to survive their physical habitats, and the human species originally evolved to do this as well. However, human beings have altered the world more in the last ten thousand years, than the ancestors did in the first four million years. We have changed the environment to fit our needs, instead of changing our needs to fit the environment. Most importantly, humans have built entirely new environments, such as farms, villages, cities and towns. The cycling pattern of human expansion and creations has changed the human race from small groups of hunters and gatherers, into a very complex civilization.

The transition from the traditional hunter gatherer societies, in to an agriculture based living system, has allowed humans to increase their population size, putting strains on the Earth’s environment. Agriculture has also brought along with it a decrease in women’s roles in the community, while also bringing about a class system where the wealthy rule, and were the weak and poor obey. As humans began to domesticate more plants and animals, they settled in permanent areas. The Change from hunter gatherer benefited few, but had dire consequences for the earth and groups with in it. One such consequence was the population increase, which has lead to major issues throughout history, and one that has ties to current global issues.

The relationship between humans and their environment is a topic that engenders much debate. Humans are intellectual. They can think, reason, feel and make deductions or hypothesis and seek to solve or prove their deductions or theories. The environment on the other hand is inanimate and exists by means of natural laws and principles that govern the universe. It cannot prevent man’s exploitations; it cannot take up arms and fight. However, in its own way, by natural laws, it makes efforts to purge and renew itself from the effects of man’s endeavors. Mangor (2002) argues that like the ocean that

Then there was science and technology. Humans get more and more confident and want more and more from the nature: they expand their territory by invading others’ to the extent that other species have no habitat and get extinct; they use other species on research and don’t care about other species’ lives; they torture other species for ‘science’ (primary school kids dissect frogs alive). And with other species’ habitat and lives, we develop in more breadth and depth: our lifespan gets longer; we have safe medicines since they are tested on animals before open to use; we develop bionic technology like electronic frog eye which countless frogs die in the process of developing

No matter how many people do claim overpopulation is not a relevant issue, it very much is because of the simple fact that starvation and pollution are very real and existing issues that are ultimately offset by overpopulation. In an article titled “Overpopulation Is Not the Problem,” author Erle C. Ellis uses the analogy “Like bacteria in a petri dish, our exploding numbers are reaching the limits of a finite planet, with dire consequences,” to argue that overpopulation is not a problem by stating the opposing claim. “We are nothing like bacteria in a petri dish,” Mr. Ellis solemnly asserts, “...these claims demonstrate a profound misunderstanding of the ecology of human systems. The conditions that sustain humanity are not natural and never have been. Since prehistory, human populations have used technologies and engineered ecosystems to sustain

As we continue to grow and have a greater impact on the Earth’s systems, it is essential that we address our role and relationship with nature. The separation of humans from nature encourages environmentally irresponsible behavior because it allows us to take on the conqueror role, giving us the ability to manipulate the landscape with the duty to provide and proliferate. Throughout human history, we have made advancements in technology and agriculture, resulting in the imbalance and overuse of land. The ability of humans to manipulate the landscape and recognize the consequences of doing so makes us an invasive species. Our dependency on Earth’s resources and services put us at competition with the environment. In order to understand our role

We as humans were put on this earth to survive along with many other species. Some may argue that humans are the masters of the world and at the top of the food chain. The truth is that humans are soft, relatively weak, and have no sharp fangs or claws to protect themselves. Our most deadly weapon for defense is our brain. The world is a beautiful place with fragile checks and balances that make it all go around. Ecosystems thrive on the simplest organisms that are a food source for larger plants and animals. These fragile ecosystems have been a part of this world since the beginning. The human population is encroaching into the forests and other habitats where plants and animals live. The world is

The increasing human population and its impact on the world we live in has always been a prominent topic of discourse throughout history. A common theme that originates from human population is food scarcity. However, is an increasing population necessarily interrelated with food scarcity? Naturally, polarising perspectives on this subject will arise. Some are rather pessimistic and look at extreme population control measures, such as the neo-Malthusian angle that J. Kenneth Smail expresses in his aptly named essay: Remembering Malthus: A preliminary Argument for a Significant Reduction in Global Human Numbers (2002). Other angles on the subject are a bit more hopeful such as the views expressed

Ever since the Earth was formed, animals and humans co-existed. Animals were the first fellow friends to humans helping them over decades of centuries. Be it closer to the equator or towards the poles, they helped each other to live in cordial relationship. They share similar qualities despite the fact that they belong to different species. This friendly relationship has helped Earth a better place to live.

Our relationship with nature has currently become strictly economic. we tend to don't associate ourselves as a section of nature as a result of we tend to use it for profit. Forests ar abate for the profits of the lumber trade and to form area for placental mammal. Animals that we tend to ar doubtless associated with, that have senses and therefore the ability to socialize ar slaughtered by the billions to feed Associate in Nursing more and more carnivorous population. Resources like oil and food ar all erratically distributed throughout the globe and thus used as a platform for profit. All the whereas the surroundings bears the grunt of our

Many things are being done to help resolve this issue. More land is being made available for farm use (Clemmitt 555). On top of increasing farmland, farmers have also been learning how to use more effective techniques to ensure a successful harvest (Clemmitt 559). In order to fix the issue of starvation and malnutrition, from the lack of food, "we must first fix the political and economic issues", say many scholars (Clemmitt 565). Money is a major issue for the citizens in the United States. The amount of food isn't the first problem; it's not having enough money to buy the food that is available (Clemmitt 567). There are many issues with not being able to obtain food. The only issues that cannot be fixed are natural disasters, like hurricanes and tornadoes (Clemmitt 566). Although with all the technology in the world we cannot control Mother Nature. Technique is an important key to a successful harvest. Some farmers believe monoculture would be the best technique because it produces a large amount of one crop. The technique is effective and efficient but it’s harmful to earth's biodiversity. Thankfully there is a large amount of people in the next generation who are taking an interest in farming. This may help with the growth of farming, and fixing the issue of starvation. Genetically modified food is created in a way to grow quicker and easier than regular crops (McLure 719 720). Genetically modified foods have many helpful traits like being resistant to weeds. Another helpful trait of genetically modified food is it can grow in large amounts (McLure 721). The way the modified food is designed to help with growing large amounts with less acreage. The modified food, and organics, is believed to be cheaper because they do not require fertilizer (Kiener 820). Farmers are now trying to convince others to decrease or even stop the use of biofuel. It's becoming known that biofuel is taking away the amount of

It has been human nature for the past 200,000 years to expand and thrive. So much so that Kolbert considers Homo sapiens to be “ ‘one weedy species’ “ (as cited by Kolbert, 2014)(266), signifying the human ability to grow, adapt, and reproduce with ease. She implies that the expansion to virtually all corners of the earth triggered a devastating shift in natural life where newly introduced species, without the population buffering effect of a natural predator, wipe out indigenous creatures, overpopulate, and cause the total devastation of previously untouched ecosystems. While this brings little insight to an already proven fact (that an unnaturally introduced species can wipeout the natives) it helps narrow the question of human exploration to an easier, yet more difficult question of the natural pecking order of all

Humans have endured a lot since they have gotten out of the golden age starting from the last giving tree they had to the destruction of the earth, however nature has been there before Humans and even before the Gods, Nature exist even the chaos that was there before Gaea (Mother earth), or in Hindu myths where Vishnu in his destroyer form, kills all of the other gods and goes to sleep in an egg where there is nothing left but darkness. Whether when nature and humans are harmonious or at odds they will always be intertwined, it is just long after humans have come and gone nature will always be

In the article “Earth Without Humans,” Bob Holmes describes what negative impacts humans are having on our

Despite what mankind would like to believe, humans are animals. As multi-celled organisms, we consume other organic matter, change the land for own uses as a beaver would build a dam, and as other mammals, we are all fed breast milk from our mothers when we were young. Yet there is this disconnection and alienation of the human race towards other species. Moreover, through fear of taking action, the convenience provided to us if we simply choose to ignore the environment, and the alienation of other species that are endangered by our actions, the hostile and uncaring attitude of humans towards nature is the core reason for many of the problems in our environment today.