04-20-2009, 11:07 AM
Middle Finger Wrote:We "took it upon ourselves" like other species try to "take it upon themselves." The dinosaurs "took it upon themselves." All species are born out of a competition of resources and all species move to increase their chances of survival and exploit niches.Dinosaurs were not a single species of animal and no single species was so advanced, during that time, that it dominated every other.
It's true that every species will rise to the level of its ability in an effort to 'survive', but no species other than ours has ever had the capacity to destroy the entire planet on a whim. It's just a shame that we, as a species, have so much power without the wisdom to go along with it.