Humans are the cause of their own destruction. Agree or Disagree?

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Rosexøxø · Accepted Answer

Yes we could be using our time to solve issues. We have the capacity, tools, and more importantly the evolved intelligent brains to do it, so any bad outcomes in the world is literally our fault. Especially this late in the game. In the span of life on the planet earth and how long humans have been here. Our human history. By now we’re settled in and everything is like cause and effect. We directly affect the climate by now. We impact the food chain on a grand scale. And what we choose, do, and say affects others. We have the freedom to decide. We’re the captain of our own ships and overall, big human ship. So if we see natural disasters, or a war, or an issue with a certain group in our society. A nearly exciting animal species. It’s 100% our fault. If new sicknesses develop, it’s 100% our fault. We could’ve prevented and cured a lot of things. Our progress to make the world better is at a snail 🐌 pace kind of slow. SLOW. And sometimes it’s just not good enough when the results and choices made ended up being more harm than good in certain scenarios.

FreyaRed · Accepted Answer

Probably. Our elites are too stupid because they are accustomed only they pleb pays the price for their mistakes. However there is poisoned environment, nuclear war threat, possibility of deadly pandemic... they won's survive that either.
However they are incapable to stop their greed and hatred toward everyone. Our primal emotional brain stem is still too dominant and cortex can't gain control. I guess externals who modified human species made a bad job while giving us their intelligence genomes but they didn't suppress our animal instincts.

HawkPerception · Accepted Answer

We're the only species that mass reproduce other animals and keep them fed until we kill them for food or sell them to be used. If the animals are used for food, a lot of the time, they're wasted and not even eaten.

Humans torture other humans. Humans pollute and destroy beautiful ecosystems. Humans have wars for nonsensical reasons. Humans are greedy and choose profit over people. Humans manipulate those who are vulnerable for their own personal gain. Many human parents abandon their children or are abusive towards them their entire life. Humans are the only species that commit genocide.

There's more obviously, but humans are truly a plague. Obviously there are many people that don't do any of those, but there's enough that do that corrupt and worsen the world.

Tarifa · Accepted Answer

We are the only living beings on earth that will put their own habitat in jeopardy, and do so consciously. With all we know now about climate change, we still have a short term view on things as a human race. We don't really care what the next generations will think or have to go through.

There are those that say nuclear energy is harmless. That's forgetting about nuclear waste from power plants. Between 1946 and 1993, the seas were abused as a nuclear waste dump. Up until 1975, even high-level radioactive nuclear waste was disposed of in the oceans.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

Most people cause most of their own misery.

Kaneki05 · Answer

We could be but so far no, everything we've seen proves the opposite.
We've increased life expectancy, cured many diseases and viruses, one of the largest groups of Animals to exist we are approx a little bit more than 1/10 of birds out there... and that's massive given our space we take up, we've become more peaceful. Etc etc to all the positives we've made that's adapted our own survival.
And in the future who knows what next science will keep us living even longer, the longer we go on the more likely we are to solve problems that we think will kill us.

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Answer

I’m assuming you mean this on a grand scale, i. e. in the sense that humans are responsible for the toppling of societies made by other humans, which is true historically. Horrendously oversimplified, but true lol

If you mean this on an individual level, it’s true to a degree. Yes, a lot of us are responsible for how we respond to the shitty things that happen in our lives. We can’t always control the shitty things that happen like car troubles, or losing your job, or natural disasters, but we’re responsible for how it affects us and how we respond to it and if we respond with despair and pain and just stay in that then yeah, it’s true. But there are also cases where shitty things happen and we can’t change the destructive factor, like being a child with terminal cancer.

Jackblue · Answer

We haven't been destroyed yet and we aren't showing signs of it, our populations are getting bigger and bigger, infant mortality in poor countries keeps going down. We have always had wars, bad weather, and environmental problems caused by our own need to survive. Native Americans and Australian aboriginals hunted the Megafauna to extinction. In ancient Sumeria people built too many irrigation works and the farmland became barren due to salt buildup. How did we deal with these things, we created new technology, we shouldn't be worrying about stopping global warming, we should try to make it work to our advantage.

OneViewpoint · Answer

Unclear at this time. There's always the chance we get taken out by an asteroid impact like the dinosaurs. But we have no natural predators. A virus might do it. However, there's a good chance we end our species with overpopulation, famine disease, pollution, climate change or the ultimate thermonuclear fireworks show using fusion bombs seal the "Win" forever.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

Not so sure. I think that if humans extinct themselves without exteriour help, then because of only two or three idiots. I would not put the blame to all of ''us''.

wynning · Answer

We are self-aware enough to know this but too selfish to change... cursed with clarity but chained by comfort maybe?

Cormac995 · Answer

"Mankind invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever construct a mousetrap" Albert Einstein. I could say more but I think that pretty much sums it up on its own.

Shiprex · Answer

Yep. I've come to the same conclusion, we will be the most likely cause of destruction of the ecological structure on the planet (perhaps we'll gain the tech to create artificial life systems before we perish but then that's hardly natural).

NathanDavis · Answer

not only of our own demise... but also drag the word down with us mother earth is quite forgiving though... till it's not

DonaldDarko · Answer

It's a shame but it's true at least in general. Animal traits are the problem.

exitseven · Answer

yes, itslike this

Miristheiss · Answer

Well, everyone is going to die at 60 or 70. A few live into their 80s. Everyones time is short.

petitedollbabee · Answer

Agree, along with the destruction of everything else around us.

DrPepper12 · Answer

Yes. So far we're doing a smashing job of it. But I still think mother nature and father time have much more in store for us

WonderingManII · Answer

Human's are sinful. That is why we are destructive. We don't forgive when we should. He hurt each other when we shouldn't.

ProbablyClueless · Answer

Seems to be pretty true, from what I've seen.

AngryCarl2 · Answer

That remains to be seen, but the way we're going it seems likely. Unless we get, you know, eaten by bears.

Dongie · Answer

Sometimes. You can say most of the time. But not ALL of the time. Accidents, natural disasters, and stuff.

genericname85 · Answer

yeah that's true. that's quite common in all animals actually. not just humans.

SotiCoto · Answer

Sure, but they're usually not the same humans. They're other humans.

rizzzz007 · Answer

Yes I fucking agree with you and I think humans are the most meanfull , selfish and prejudice creature in this world.

msc545 · Answer

In large part mentally ill humans who go without treatment and understanding are a great source of a lot of conflict.

Anonymous · Answer

Not always. Weak enforcement officials are often the first domino strike.

msg321 · Answer

Of course agree. Who can be the cause of humans' destruction except themselves?

Anonymous · Answer

It's usually quite true, current war situations in the world point to that fact.

Anonymous · Answer

Are we the main cause? I don't know. Are we one of the causes? Yes.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, thanks to the existence of Satan the devil

Anonymous · Answer

In regards to what specifically? Because what you said is kind of broad.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

The same goes for animals and insects.

loveslongnails · Answer

No shit, Sherlock.

Staximus · Answer

Well who else would be

foxsquirrell · Answer

They can be, and to some extent they are.

jshm2 · Answer

LOL, what planet you living on, dimwit?

Singhaeshwaryakumar · Answer

I agree to your point fully 100%

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

100%

beenherebefore · Answer

Agree.

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

D**N SKIPPY with their sick hubris.

jamesgoldman · Answer

Agree

LiaRaven · Answer

Absolutely lol

Anonymous · Answer

i agree ''indirectly''

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

Agreed

Cherrysherrylady · Answer

Partially agree

fish5505_87 · Answer

Yep!!

Chocolatetwopointtwo · Answer

obviously

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

99% agree.

eagle1951 · Answer

Agree

Anonymous · Answer

Agree

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