energy can neither be created nor be destroyed, it is naturally a zero sum game
While energy cannot be created or destroyed at the level of the universe, this doesn’t mean it’s a zero sum game from the perspective of life on Earth. There is a huge amount of energy available in the form of atomic energy, solar energy, tidal energy etc that is simply going unused. If humans use this, no-one loses out.
Useful or otherwise from the perspective of an Individual, even before the first human being appeared, all vegetables, fruits, and the rest of the resources were there; do we call it a waste?
We don’t because we were not there?
Even if human beings cease to exist, all this will continue. Is it not just our perspective? Why do we think everything is around us?
I agree that we shouldn’t only care about the perspective of humans. But if humans aren’t around then much of the potential energy on Earth will simply go unused (unless another technologically advanced species evolves or visits Earth from elsewhere). So yes, this would be a waste.
While energy cannot be created or destroyed at the level of the universe, this doesn’t mean it’s a zero sum game from the perspective of life on Earth. There is a huge amount of energy available in the form of atomic energy, solar energy, tidal energy etc that is simply going unused. If humans use this, no-one loses out.
Useful or otherwise from the perspective of an Individual, even before the first human being appeared, all vegetables, fruits, and the rest of the resources were there; do we call it a waste?
We don’t because we were not there?
Even if human beings cease to exist, all this will continue. Is it not just our perspective? Why do we think everything is around us?
I agree that we shouldn’t only care about the perspective of humans. But if humans aren’t around then much of the potential energy on Earth will simply go unused (unless another technologically advanced species evolves or visits Earth from elsewhere). So yes, this would be a waste.