[teenyelliott]

Every forest on Earth is fully dependent on man for its health. When we ignore them, they fall into deep decay, and become fire traps that burn so intensely that they will never be forests again.

That might be one of the dumbest things I have ever read. Are you aware that some evergreens require fire to reseed?

Forest fires and tree growth are both natural events; the ebb and flow of the Earth, which occurs with or without humans.

Do you seriously think that trees would not exist without humans? You think that the first human procured some magic tree seed and planted the first one ever?

Forest management is for the benefit of humans, not trees. To assume humans know best how to manage nature is absolutely retarded.

Human beings are to the Earth what fleas are to a dog. That's just the way it is, an no, it doesn't mean I want to kill myself to save the Earth.

Nature is an awesome thing and it damn sure is bigger and more powerful than you or me.

[Mr Rogers]

“Human beings are to the Earth what fleas are to a dog. That’s just the way it is...”

Dogs are sentient. The planet isn’t, unless there is a brain somewhere deep inside.

I love trees. The 2 acres I live on in southern AZ had a dozen when I moved here 6 years ago, and now we probably have 75+...and I dug the holes in the caliche and limestone rock by hand.

I love having trees, but I do not worship them. My trees have never seen anything. They don’t have eyes. I’ve planted a lot of trees, and watered them, but they don’t thank me. This isn’t Fangorn, or Middle Earth.

When a tree dies, it is lumber.

Cut a slab of this tree for visitors to see, then chop up the rest for lumber. If the wood is damaged, sell it for firewood.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “Are you aware that some evergreens require fire to reseed?” <<

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That canard was proven false in the ‘60s.
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>> “Are you aware that some evergreens require fire to reseed?” <<

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That is the kind of ignorance that is to be expected from someone that has never read the book of Genesis.

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>> “Do you seriously think that trees would not exist without humans? You think that the first human procured some magic tree seed and planted the first one ever?” <<

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See the previous answer.

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>> “Human beings are to the Earth what fleas are to a dog.” <<

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The depth of your ignorance becomes ever more apparent. Humans are God’s stated purpose for creating the Earth, and he directed us to tame it.

Everything on Earth is subject to man following God’s instruction to subdue it.

>> “Nature is an awesome thing and it damn sure is bigger and more powerful than you or me.” <<

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You accidentally got one right, but for the wrong reason.