Why Not an Achievement of Civilization Day?

The following was written earlier this year, however, I decided to attach this as part of my new blog site.

Yet another Earth Day is upon us and it still seems that we are not yet able to fulfill the environmentalist agenda for saving the Earth in Peril. In reality we should see more reason to celebrate man’s creativity and intellectual evolution – that of which is empirically evident – instead of crack-pot schemes as a means for central control.

What is clear about any form of debate that is over is the environmentalist strong desire to curb civilization. Their statement to the world is simple - It’s time to give up and pack it in, mankind’s tireless efforts to make life better for all has been a farce all along, and rather a negative impact on us all.

What are we, as a civilization to, do that will one day benefit ourselves and the Earth? Is this idea even a potential reality or merely Utopian? Well, currently our air is cleaner, bodies of water are cleaner, people are living longer and healthier lives, more people have access to drinkable water and food, and much if not all of these improvements are a direct result of man’s ingenuity and prosperity. This result is not because man is destroying Mother Nature for his own benefit, but rather man is getting better at living – and a pretty good steward of the land when allowed to capitalize on private property.

What’s more, oftentimes those who claim that man is detrimental to the earth hold the view that evolution is the only answer for man’s mere existence. Well, if we were to hold true any claim of that of evolution, it seems the strongest evidence is man’s evolving intellect and abilities. How can these evolving characteristics be wrong if they are what has allowed us to thrive?
Furthermore, if advancing civilization is to be curbed, we most certainly will go back to the time when the environment was in much poorer condition, which stemmed from a poor standard of living – higher concentrations of waste and disease.

My suggestion is for promoting a civilization day or a day to recognize man’s achievement in technology. Why not designate a day each year to recognize that we are where we are today because of advancing human societies – and we are better for it. In the environment of Liberty, Private Property, and Prosperity is where life is well and land and nature are cherished. Besides, when did climate change become a war anyway? The Times describes our current situation as a War on Global Warming. Well, if it were even possible to be truly at war with Mother Nature, I know what weapon I want at my disposal, technology not environmentalism.