Thor Wilbanks' Web Space

Ecological philosophy depth gauge

I transcribed this from a posting on an office door in the Forestry Department of the University of California, Berkeley.

Superficial:

We should take good care of our planet, as we would any valuable tool.

Shallow:

We have a responsibility to protect Earth's resources for our future generations.

Knee deep:

Earth would benefit from a lessening in human activity.

Hip deep:

The planet would be better off with fewer people on it.

Deep:

Wilderness has a right to exist for its own sake.

Deeper:

Wildlife has more right to live on the Earth than humans do.

Profoundly deep:

Humans are too great a threat to life on Earth. The species should be phased out.

Radically deep:

Human extinction now or there won't be any later for this planet. A painless extermination is needed.

Abysmally deep:

A quick annihilation is too good for humans. A horrible, fatal illness from outer space is only fair.