My email program is lighting up like a Vegas slot machine. My apologies for the faux pas...please substitute humankind for man. best regards, Dennis I am curious to hear what thoughts there might be on a rather old but timely (I think) question. I hope this is appropriate for this discussion list. Brief, non-essay responses would greatly be appreciated. Q: Would the Earth be better off without man? Thank you. Dennis Kostecki http://www.artecology.org [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%