So, it's Saturday morning, I'm checking out what's going on in the world at large and what's happening here in the forums and I decide to hit CNN. Cup of coffee in hand, I land on this article that is buried at the bottom of one of the pages: Scientists Sound Alarm: Aliens in Antarctica.
No, it's not what you think - it's things like grass seeds and that kind of thing. The article then goes on to say that it's the result of more tourism in the area and the combination of the area warming up around the edges that is allowing the invaders to sustain some form of life there.
And the entire time I'm reading the article, all I can think to myself is, "so?". I mean I get that it can be a really huge deal when you have an invasive species of anything, but I don't think it's a bad thing.
It's almost as if we as humans expect the world to stay exactly the way it is at all times. Scientists get really excited when they discover a species has evolved past the point where they were at their original discovery, but in the same breath they get really nervous and scared over it. (Or so it seems at least.)
I have to ask...why are we so hellbent on trying to fight these changes? Why does every little thing spell disaster? (This isn't about recycling. Reducing waste where we can is no joke, but not what I want to focus on here.)
Everything changes, why isn't the Earth allowed to change too? And just because we're responsible for a lot of it happening...are we not allowed to be here? Are we not allowed to move around, make our homes, and stake our claims?
No, it's not what you think - it's things like grass seeds and that kind of thing. The article then goes on to say that it's the result of more tourism in the area and the combination of the area warming up around the edges that is allowing the invaders to sustain some form of life there.
And the entire time I'm reading the article, all I can think to myself is, "so?". I mean I get that it can be a really huge deal when you have an invasive species of anything, but I don't think it's a bad thing.
It's almost as if we as humans expect the world to stay exactly the way it is at all times. Scientists get really excited when they discover a species has evolved past the point where they were at their original discovery, but in the same breath they get really nervous and scared over it. (Or so it seems at least.)
I have to ask...why are we so hellbent on trying to fight these changes? Why does every little thing spell disaster? (This isn't about recycling. Reducing waste where we can is no joke, but not what I want to focus on here.)
Everything changes, why isn't the Earth allowed to change too? And just because we're responsible for a lot of it happening...are we not allowed to be here? Are we not allowed to move around, make our homes, and stake our claims?