Well, on the one hand, water flows. Faults slip. Winds blows. Lava erupts. Rocks fall. People die. That's the way it is. Nevermind how it should be.
But by the exact same token, we have civilization as we know it. Cities are here, the population is this big, techology exists. It's rather late in the game to complain that we should have allowed for this all along. This is how it is.
It would be good if we were already in the habit of accounting for the natural tendancy of a watercourse to be somewhat fluid. Since we're not, I can't just declare that I'd prefer if we let the water go wherever it may, no matter what it harms. I get kind of unhappy when large quantities of my species die - it's perfectly natural to be biased in favor of my own kind.
What I wish we would do is develop better habits from a better understanding of nature. Learn to move with nature instead of against it.
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But by the exact same token, we have civilization as we know it. Cities are here, the population is this big, techology exists. It's rather late in the game to complain that we should have allowed for this all along. This is how it is.
It would be good if we were already in the habit of accounting for the natural tendancy of a watercourse to be somewhat fluid. Since we're not, I can't just declare that I'd prefer if we let the water go wherever it may, no matter what it harms. I get kind of unhappy when large quantities of my species die - it's perfectly natural to be biased in favor of my own kind.
What I wish we would do is develop better habits from a better understanding of nature. Learn to move with nature instead of against it.
--Ember--