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Old 11-24-2007, 05:39 PM
moorobot moorobot is offline
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Default Re: Saving the Earth from people

Scientifically, her view on why people have children is close to correct. It is genes, however, that are 'selfish', not people, as the name of Dawkins classic suggests. Our genes would not have survived if they didn't replicate themselves, "so behavior about maintaining your genetic line at the expense of the planet" is what evolution has brought to us. She is a fine illustration of the truth of Dawkins theory: Her behavior will not lead to her genes being replicated, and, because there is a positive correlation between the values and political views of a parent and child, this means that this viewpoint will not, simply by this aspect genetic replication, come to be the dominant viewpoint amongst humans. It may for other reasons, of course...

Anybody that doesn't favor the extinction of the human race can't favor the institutionalization of what you call 'her program', and if her reasons for her behavior are about improving things for human beings, she doesn't support 'her program' either. If she thinks that the earth is more important than human beings she is, imo, insane, as the earth does not think, or feel pain, or have a sense of justice.
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