Nature

My Do We Need Nature post keeps getting responses. Most of them seem to completely miss the point, both of the post and of the essay contest.

My post asked “would there be a legitimate argument that nature is not necessary?” and noted that the best likely answer to that sort of question is to attack the question rather than accept its legitimacy. Responders stated, more or less, “nature is good!”

Yes, thank you. Thank you also for noting that puppies are cute and rainbows are pretty.

The essay contest, doesn’t even ask the question ‘Do we need nature?’ That’s just a theme. The essays are supposed to define an appropriate place for humanity in the world. No, I don’t think I’ll be entering– I’m not sure I have an opinion on humanity’s just place in the world.