The one animal I would eradicate from the planet...

[jaxs]

On the liter side. While conducting a field lab in Texas for Bob White inthusiests,Dr Dale Rollins was pointing out how various plants benifit quail in one way or another. A man plucked a stem loaded with burs,held it in front of Dr Rollins and asked "How do these ^@#*%^ things benifit quail?" Dr Rollins took the plant,carfully examined it and replied "they slow the dogs down".
If everone's choice for eradication was granted earth would suffer immensely. If 75% of mankind were eliminated,the remaining 25% would profit immensely. I maintain that most if not all problems people experience can be traced to over population or lawyers.

 

[/pine]

Oh...almost forgot...For those that are not aware...the
"big picture" is not art...but it's easy to see how some might think it is...!

 

[/pine]

...I maintain that most if not all problems people experience can be traced to over population or lawyers....

That's why sodomy is illegal in most places...!

 

[Sigarms]

There are two perspectives here; one is moral and one is legal. I personally believe that life begins at conception, and it is a progression until death. Therefore, in my mind, you are taking a human life when you abort a child; and the consequences are between you and your God.

On the other hand, under common law, a baby was not considered a person unless it was born "quick". There was a time not too long ago, that a pregnancy resulting in a living child was very iffy, and killing a child still in the womb was not the same as killing a living child. I believe there is some of that rational in the Roe v. Wade decision, and until it is overturned, abortion is legal, if not moral.

I believe you're missing the 3rd perspective...

That when a child is born to a set of parents who can't provide for the child in a family environment, and what happens to that child as they grow into an adult and the burden that can create for a society as a whole.

Keep in mind, I don't have all the answers

 

[Sigarms]

If everone's choice for eradication was granted earth would suffer immensely.

If I had the power to erradicate all yellow jackets on the planet, I would sincerely like to think I'd use that power for more than just eradicating a species

Please keep in mind, I wrote my initital post recovering from a good 5 or 6 stings where the animal wouldn't leave me alone even when retreating on the mower LOL

 

[Jchonline]

Oh...almost forgot...For those that are not aware...the
"big picture" is not art...but it's easy to see how some might think it is...!

Here is a big picture for ya.

 

[/pine]

Here is a big picture for ya.

LoL...Man...did you ever walk into that one...!!!!

 

[Jchonline]

LoL...Man...did you ever walk into that one...!!!!

Or maybe you did?

 

[the old grind]

The secret Bob Ross took to his grave:

He permed his hair

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I believe you're missing the 3rd perspective...

That when a child is born to a set of parents who can't provide for the child in a family environment, and what happens to that child as they grow into an adult and the burden that can create for a society as a whole.

Keep in mind, I don't have all the answers

It's a valid question, but really irrelevant to the initial premise. ****** had an answer; euthanize the mentally and physically impaired, which he did, and this solution was also applied to racial and ethnic undesirables.