I find this talk simply amazing. Edward O. Wilson opened my mind more than anyone has ever done, the talk about how bacteria is the ruler of the world. I know nature's law: the survival of the fittest, and lots of times, when the world is going chaos, the fittest often are the most simple organisms, rather than the fierce animals we see.
Humans think that humans are the fittest, they can do anything they want, they think they can use the technology and knowledge they have to control the world. They think they know everything, they think they know everything that's been going on, and how to solve it. But, the fact is that we don't know everything, there are thousands and even millions of things they haven't found out yet, and there will always be stuff they will never know. There are lots of incredible things yet to be discovered, and humans still think they are superior to everything. I think it's Mother Culture speaking to them, telling them: Look at all your achievements, you done great things, and even greater things are yet to come, keep going, and everything will be fine. Just like what Ishmael said our Mother Culture said to us.
Bacteria, the true ancestor of every living creature, is really the true master of the world. They cover everything, and they are everywhere. "IF" humans really did get rid of all the bacteria, then humans will die very soon, because humans need them to live, just as humans need everything else, it just haven't affected us directly yet. It's like Ishmael said, nature is balance, and if we don't keep that balance, we will die out. It's like the As, Bs, and the Cs, they kept the balance, and didn't think it was any law at all, they followed it, and they still have nature.
Humans just need to find the balance, and they will be saved!!
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Excellent thoughts, Max. I like your shorter paragraphs, and your thoughtful analysis of Wilson's talk is a pleasure to read.
We humans often use intelligence to judge who's the most dominating and fittest organism on this planet. Therefore, on the surface, we do seems like the most dominating organism. For instance, we use up resources more quickly than any other creatures do, we enslave other creatures, either as self entertainment or use them in the business field. In another word, we tried our best to have control over other creatures, to show that we are the dominating organism on Earth.
Nonetheless, just like what you mentioned, in a way we do not know the limit and the most fundamental laws of preserving so that human race can actually survive longer like other creatures. Or actually, even if we do know, we either ignore the laws or pretend we don't know.
I agree with you that if humans are willing to find the balance and cope with it, we can eventually save ourselves.
LOL
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