Responsibility As a Human

As a human I believe that we need to protect and care for the planet we live on for the soul purpose that in doing so it will ensure the survival of mankind. I do not believe that humans naturally need to owe the planet anything other than what we need to give it in order to ensure our own existence. In a society a humans role is to further progress human race, whether that be to help people, invent to make life easier, or even to make someone you know happier. I believe our relationship with the environment drastically needs to change because if not then it will negatively affect the grounds we live on. On the other hand I do not completely agree with Ed Winters on his views on veganism. I believe humans have devised a quick and effective way of mass producing food for most people to have access for consumption. The question of morality does not cross my mind because animal foods are not only more easily accessible and personally more tasty but help humankind as a whole with the amount produced. I completely believe that if mankind is not going to suffer from the actions happening currently in terms meat consumption then there is no real point in changing it because certain people feel bad for the animals. The system we have in play now has benefited mankind for thousands of years and changing it now would be a nuisance to society as a whole. Changing something that has benefited the population because people do not agree with the way it is happening morally is outrageous.

What being Human Means

To me being human is being able to intellectually interact and change your environment not only for survival but because of the natural curiosity we are all born with. Humanity is collectively working together as humans in order to better life as a whole. The way people help others simply because we all go through similar obstacles is an example of the natural humanity humans have within them. I’ve gathered these definitions through experience of being a human and observing the reasons individuals help others with nothing in return. Compared to my perspective of what a human is and how it is transferred to humanity, the author David Livingstone Smith in “What Does It Mean to Be Human?” has a contrary opinion. Smith believes the way to define humans is beyond science and is mainly contextual, explaining that the way “now” refers to the time it takes for the words to leave your mouth, Humans refer to members of our own natural kind. The difference between our definitions is I believe there has to be something more special about being a human than just referring to the members of your species.