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Letting a part of the population die, perhaps entire species or groups of species, is one of the way nature "rights itself".
by giomasce 4y ago
Letting a part of the population die, perhaps entire species or groups of species, is one of the way nature "rights itself".
- ben_w 4y agoDescribing a species wiping itself out as “nature righting itself” seems to me a bit like saying a shotgun is a cure for cancer.
- tjs8rj 4y agoWhy is that not accurate? Nature is just physical processes. Those physical processes taking their course is really all nature does. You could call it “righting itself” or “destroying itself” and I’d say you’re equally right, because the same physical process occurs without moral judgement, and your connotation is just you applying your human morality to the situation
- ben_w 4y agoIn a mechanical system, say a bicycle, “righting itself” implies returning to an upright position rather than any transition to a stable state — a bike lying horizontal on the ground is in a stable state, but falling over isn’t physics righting itself.