I think that one missing component in this discussion is the time frame. It is difficult for humans to conceptualize millions (or billions) of years. Have you ever actually seen $1,000,000? Our lifetimes are scores of years. We tend to view everything from our personal perspective. Sure, species come and species go but humans skewing evolution to favor only fast-evolving species like viruses and bacteria really throws a clinker into the works. Someone else said "Nature will survive."
Cordially yours, Geoff Patton, Ph.D. Wheaton, MD
