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 Originally Posted by HalvSame
doesn't the well being of mankind depend alot on the well being of the planet?
the world would probably be a better place if mankind wasn't in it.
Well first of all I think it's disingenuous to say human beings' first concern should be the environment and then to say that the best thing for the environment would be if humans were extinct.
Our quality of life depends on a lot of factors and the environment is just one of them. Others include the supply of food and clean water, good government / less corruption and conflict, prevention and cure of communicable disease, a quality education system, etc. I don't agree with prioritizing the environment over all these factors, especially not by passing the Kyoto Protocol or a cap-and-trade bill that would definitely take resources away from other uses that we depend on.
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