What would happen to earth if humans vanished?

[Bond]

Originally Posted by Dylflon

What a flippin eco-terrorist!

Haha.

Anyway, whether or not we're here to serve the Earth or our own selfish endeavors seems up for debate to me, but I do believe we, as humans, are here to help eachother. And perhaps in our efforts to help our own kind we must also help the environment, animals, etc. Really a win-win for everyone involved.

But the insinuation that animals would be better off without us seems ridiculous to me. Didn't these people watch Planet Earth? The majority of all animals (unless they're domesticated... by humans!) live a life of prolonged suffering. They spend their entire time finding food, reproducing and raising their young. Fortunately for us, we were able to break past that mold. Perhaps many humans are still living a life of suffering, but it seems to me the majority of us are not, and that has to be a good thing.