Originally Posted by FunkySkunky

What this thread means to me is that humans are just coexisting on the planet. I guess that's a no brainer but taking it a bit farther...

What does that really mean?

Well think of all these single cell organisms floating around all over the planet, in the air, the water, on surfaces etc. What they survive for is procreation, finding energy to survive by occupying space and using whatever it can. I suppose when looked at in the microcosm of our planet, we are just another "bacterium" multiplying and using up every resource at our disposal. We really are a cancer on this beautiful world. It's often hard for me to appreciate the human race for the incredibly complex and beautiful creatures we are because we have taken everything on this planet for granted. We really are no better than the diseases that infect us. We have the ability to reason, to introspect, to be a catalyst for change in the way we treat the world around us, yet we choose to turn our gaze aside and focus on self-preservation and self-actualization.