Should we KILL predators that prey on HUMANS?

[Kaosu]

Population control and culling of existing humans are two VERY different ideas. If you can't see the difference...sigh.


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I do not believe I ever mentioned anything about culling of existing humans.

 

[MaddMaxx]

http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/the-overpopulation-myth/

Ill just leave this here

That was an interesting read Lep, thanks. I found his use of numbers (decimals specifically) annoying, but otherwise a good read.

 

[pudgeking]

Live like humans? In your opinion how should humans live? Truth of it is, we are enjoying much better living standards now than at any point in our history...maybe you want to return to the time when we have to run away from lions tigers etc?

Large mammals, creatures near or at the top of the food chain, typically live with relatively low population densities because that is what the ecosystem provides enough energy for. I suspect that a more natural way of life for our species would be something closer to how chimpanzees live. The best human examples would be the pre-invasion native americans, as well as indigenous peoples around the world who live in harmony with the land, as they have done for thousands of years. My beliefs about this are fairly radical, so I would not expect most people to agree with me...

Coexisting with lions or tigers is a surmountable challenge, and surmountable on an individual basis, unlike cancer squalor poverty obesity epidemics pollution war addiction and so on. Also, I believe that presence of natural dangers has a positive role on how we experience life... makes the air taste sweeter, so to speak. While lurking statistical dangers like cancer have a terribly negative affect.

When life is a struggle for survival, the passing of each day is a victory.
When life is a struggle for pride, accomplishment, or fruition, the passing of each day is a loss.

 

[doomiedee]

Animals are animals. Its instinct to kill some thing and or out self defense. 9 out of 10 its provocted by the human in some way.

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[MaddMaxx]

"food" for thought:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp=48194128#48194128

 

[MaddMaxx]

http://books.google.com/books/about/Monster_of_God.html?id=PIQq8_cQXXMC <<Excellent book on subject. In short no but probably will eventually due to encroachment into their habitat and out of fear.

Thanks for the read Lith, I'm only part way through it but I'm really enjoying it... There's still Lions in India

 

[Aquanero]

OPs original question: IMO if they come looking to prey on humans then yes kill them. If we are in their habitat and get killed too bad ie hunting, Camping, Hiking deep in the woods, going looking for Bears, Filming a nature documentry, diving offshore whatever. Interpert this using common sense. You go in their house it's their rules they come in our house (as in venturing into population centers looking for food ect.) It's our rules.

 

[krichardson]

Agreed.There is no public safety deep in the wilderness.


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[Michael.M]

If they deliberately tryin to kill us yes then get rid of them. But usually thats not the case its USUALLY uneducated people who dont know what they are doing by stepping in the animals territory. What do u expect?

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[jmichailiuk]

Wow this is a dumb thread


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