Blog 4- Nature and Humans

Yet again does Kohak make arguments that are hard to debate. After reading the required text, Kohak presents many problems regarding nature and humans, and proposes solutions to these problems. He discusses humans history with nature and how it has changed from the primitive, hunter-gatherer norm, to a consumeristic, profit oriented norm. That before we used to regard nature as sacred and were glad to accept anything it gave to us, such as fruit that has fallen from its branches. Today, all we seek to do is to find ways to profit from the destruction of nature. It can be said that our norms have changed radically.

Kohak and many others still call for a radical change in our views towards nature and that we should revert back to a more primitive state of coexistence. Due to the overpopulation of humans, some believe that the only way nature can return to its original state is for the mass extinction of humans. That a compromise with nature is already too late and that we can do nothing to change it back. Though this is a pretty harsh statement, it drives home the point that humans are a major problem right now.

I agree with Kohak in that we need to make a drastic shift from a consumerist society to a preservative one that allows us to coexist with nature instead of dominating over it. If not, nature can have a powerful effect on human populations and thus cause serious natural disasters. Though today, we are starting to see these changes, they are not happening fast enough or globally to have an impact on what has already been damaged. It is up to our generation to do something or else it will be our children's children who will have to pay the consequences.