Earth, and for that matter the entire universe, is neither good nor bad. It is merely a sphere of senseless matter. It doesn't give a shit whether we live or die. It doesn't care that its tectonic plates rub against each other every now and then. It doesn't shed a tear (or for that matter laugh with joy) every time it spews incinerating lava. It doesn't give a rat's arse if its soil is fertile enough or if it rains enough. Its actions are unpremeditated. It is indifferent, apathetic, unthinking, and callous. That is nature, and that is its nature. And so it's left to you and me, in a place of indifference, to make a difference. -jimmy 'the lab rat' http://pinkynthebrain.blogspot.com/