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Quote by: Matt  If you say that the jobs of animals/humans are the 'balance out the earth' you do realize we are doing an awful job at it, and hunting is not helping. |
No, humans do not balance out the earth. As creatures that have surpassed a plateau of consciousness, we no longer primarily serve the earth and nature. We serve ourselves. You can either see that as a flaw of nature, or as a virtue, that nature has created us to enjoy ourselves. Personally I think it's likely a flaw.. but why should we serve nature? It has created a world for us that is full of suffering. If we can overcome that, even at the expense of other species etc, is it necessarily wrong? Or are we rebelling against a crude and harsh existence? Maybe this rebellion is our "purpose" as humans. I don't necessarily subscribe to this philosophy but it's an interesting perspective I've taken to examining lately.
But as for the problems that humanity causes the earth, hunting for food is not one of the problems. Poaching for animal skins and elephant tusks and such is a massive problem. I also disagree with all forms of animal cruelty such as foie gras production, inhumane animal farming etc. But the real problem is our pillaging of the earths limited natural resources like coal, lumber, natural gas, oil etc. and the pollution caused by this to the ecosystem. It's just so much easier to say "save the seals" when they have cute cuddly faces and look at you with those adorable puppy eyes, then it is to fight for a worthy cause, like the protection of the earth's atmosphere and such.