Indeed, we might also be the only species to know we will die. This sets a wierd mental and emotional dynamic with the illusion of choice. My contention is that we could choose but we don't, making the saving the whale and the grief more like guilt.
Meanwhile we mess with the garden. Already 96% of mammal biomass is humans (36%) and livestock (60%), so extinctions above the base rate are inevitable. Plus we are plundering the soil, where much of the biodiversity resides, to feed ourselves.
Honestly, it's a mess.
If we truly have a choice, then we are making poor ones for our own long term well being. I wrote a book about what we could do instead… More than the rare things.
Indeed, we might also be the only species to know we will die. This sets a wierd mental and emotional dynamic with the illusion of choice. My contention is that we could choose but we don't, making the saving the whale and the grief more like guilt.
Meanwhile we mess with the garden. Already 96% of mammal biomass is humans (36%) and livestock (60%), so extinctions above the base rate are inevitable. Plus we are plundering the soil, where much of the biodiversity resides, to feed ourselves.
Honestly, it's a mess.
If we truly have a choice, then we are making poor ones for our own long term well being. I wrote a book about what we could do instead… More than the rare things.
Just another ape species programmed to make more. Oh, well, would you like another cup of coffee?