The Earth

What you said first is true. But humans are not toally responsible for decay of the earth. IT is also advancement in science and technology which has been fully misutilised and hence things like global warming, pollution, total failure in environmental balance etc. are happening.

i really dont think there is serious doubt that human activity has damaged our earth. Every American wants to drive a car and this cant go on for ever. Sooner or later, mother nature will punish us. However reaction time is beyond one life time so we can carry on screwing up the earth because it wont be us that suffer it will be our children and grandchildren, now just how selfish are you when you turn on that car because you just cant continue to live without driving your car?

A sustainable use of the environment by man through his activity would enhance rather that harm the earth, but what is going on is that it seems to me, man is concerned with exploiting the earth without protecting it, its like the behaviour of the proverbial foolish farmer who milks the cow without feeding it and yet keeps blaming the cow for not giving enough milk!

Well, both and neither, really. It all comes down to the environment that humans find liveable (is that a word?) By our activities, we have made parts of the earth more habitable and comfortable for us humans. But we are also making it increasingly unstable for human habitation. Whatever we do, the earth will still be here. But will we humans still occupy it? Whether is it a growing biosphere or a cold lifeless rock, the planet will remain.

Is it possible to be both? Humans have discovered ways to make the world a better more comfortable place to live, but b/c of these discoveries and inventions it is harming the world. I know my answer isn't that deep, but I think b/c of human activity, the world is a better place to live, but b/c of human activity it is being damaged. LOL