Overpopulation (WAS: Permaculture Concepts: No Such Thing As Pests)

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Joe.

 

Someone once commented to me that, if there were 7 billion elephants, or

lions, tigers, sharks ... 7 billion of ANY other large animal, we humans

would consider it a pox upon the planet. Why does this not apply to 7

billion humans.

 

Elchanan

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Joe Postma

Monday, September 17, 2007 3:39 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Permaculture Concepts: No Such Thing As " Pests "

 

 

I totally agree. Calling some bug a pest is very hypocritical when

you look at all the awful things WE are doing to the planet,

consciously and willingly.

Thinking of humans as pests on the planet, your (Enchalan) last

statement bodes a sobering conclusion for humanity.

 

Joe

 

rawfood@ <rawfood%40> .com,

" Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> Erica, you sound like a candidate for permaculture! There are no

" pests " ,

> only a surplus of a given creature. With that perspective in place,

we might

> then ask, what does Nature do with a surplus of this creature? "

>

> Elchanan

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Calling some bug a pest is very hypocritical when

> you look at all the awful things WE are doing to the planet,

> consciously and willingly.

> Thinking of humans as pests on the planet, your (Enchalan) last

> statement bodes a sobering conclusion for humanity.

>

 

I thought humans were a virus... ;-)

Erica

[Guest guest]

> > Erica, you sound like a candidate for permaculture! There are no

> " pests " ,

> > only a surplus of a given creature. With that perspective in place,

> we might

> > then ask, what does Nature do with a surplus of this creature? "

> >

> > Elchanan

>

>

 

 

LOL, What did I say? My family came to Oregon to visit the last few

days, I'm out of the loop and just caught this :-) Erica

[Guest guest]

And, so is language!

 

Janet

 

rawfood , " Erica " <schoolofrawk wrote:

 

> I thought humans were a virus... ;-)

> Erica

>