original thought----not so original

I am thinking about the concept of “original thought”. Is there anything such as original thought when the seed of our existence is one and the same…from a single seed we were all born. The properties of that seed defining our characteristics and idiosyncrasies, and the environment we are thrown into defining our outer characteristics and shaping our behavior. I feel sometimes that mutation and evolution gave us much more than took away from us. And all the rotten things that have happened to our human race like the dreaded Alzheimer’s and Cancers…the shocking HIV’s which wipe out our loved ones in millions…..are but a logical protective measure of Mother Earth.

I always thought Malthus was a great guy, a visionary who saw what nature and man were doing to each other.
"The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race. The vices of mankind are active and able ministers of depopulation. They are the precursors in the great army of destruction, and often finish the dreadful work themselves. But should they fail in this war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence, and plague advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and tens of thousands. Should success be still incomplete, gigantic inevitable famine stalks in the rear, and with one mighty blow levels the population with the food of the world."

Abstinence isn’t such a bad idea to control population…OR nature will take its own course and make sure we never play around with Her. The continuity of the species will be jeopardized with our interference and the mutated strains carried forth will be not the ones we need but the ones which we think will be good for the human race. Do you think that mutating the aging gene or creating Dolly will be any good to the human race? In retrospect if we look at the situation totally objectively ---do you think we need to tamper with the genes to control diseases…….if we don’t die by diseases and natural causes we sure will by other means like natural disasters like Katrina which will in one sweep kill thousands……….

Sadly we have no answers for the temperamental nature of Nature. strangely if I look back to the origin of the diseases and such like it was we humans who actually were the cause of such diseases like Aids etc…..need I say more….
Are we trying to correct the wrong we have done or merely trying to capitalize on the disasters we have wrought. One nation pretending to be the rescuer of the lesser fortunate one ….is it all about Humanity???
So many questions and very answers forthcoming……..
One thing is there for sure….one must not try to tamper with the natural ways of the world…..penguins will always jump to their death to let their young live on….