"What would this place be like if the human race was never here?"

Alltgear · Post by **Alltgear** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:37 am

I think that animals would conquer in the whole world, because no human would be there to "control" them....right?

Greg. · Post by **Greg.** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:39 am

Looking back through time...

There have been many different 'dominant species'.

There are mammals now, and before that reptiles, and before that arthropoids...

Who is to say that the world wouldn't be dominated by huge 50km high photosynthesising slugs? Or Dragons? Or Rats? Or big blue Fish?

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:09 pm

[QUOTE=RedDragon7175]no need to be rude! want to add something constructive instead?[/QUOTE]

Nah mate, I wasn't being rude.

I was just pointing out the obvious... it's a great thing to do, because it's so easy.

But serious comments...

Well, basically, I think it's pure arrogance, and Orwell's famous quote, 'Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely'.

Even if another race took over, they would gradually gain arrogance, if they were to advance as a species. Then sooner or later, we would be in the same situation... except this time, we'd be hunted for 'Research Purposes'.

Athena · Post by **Athena** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:21 pm

[QUOTE=dj_venom]Orwell's famous quote, 'Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely'.

Even if another race took over, they would gradually gain arrogance, if they were to advance as a species. Then sooner or later, we would be in the same situation... except this time, we'd be hunted for 'Research Purposes'.[/QUOTE]
Force + Fraud = Power

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:23 pm

[QUOTE=Athena]Force + Fraud = Power[/QUOTE]

Fraud? But us Humans deserve to have power over everything, afterall, no one else is better than us.

[and I just remembered sarcasm doesn't carry very well over the net, so that was sarcastic

]

Athena · Post by **Athena** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:25 pm

Phreddie · Post by **Phreddie** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:04 pm

[QUOTE=Athena]Force + Fraud = Power[/QUOTE]
Technically:
Power= work/time where work= Force times distance.

Alltgear · Post by **Alltgear** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:43 am

[QUOTE=GregtheSleeper]Looking back through time...

There have been many different 'dominant species'.

There are mammals now, and before that reptiles, and before that arthropoids...

Who is to say that the world wouldn't be dominated by huge 50km high photosynthesising slugs? Or Dragons? Or Rats? Or big blue Fish?[/QUOTE]

I agree with you GregtheSleeper but I really don't think that the world would be "dominated" by several type of species. My opinion is that animals would "rule" the world by extending their species and by overcoming the human race, but with no advantage at all.