I mean...in order to have 'failed' as a species, that implies that there was a goal or purpose for our species to reach in the first place. I don't think that exists or existed, so I wouldn't say that we 'failed' as a species. In terms of living beyond our means and using up our resources....animals do that all the time, they eat themselves into starvation and extinction - so it's not like that doesn't have precedent in the animal kingdom...just they don't have iPhones. I'm all for refocusing our efforts as humans towards more sustainable, environmentally friendly endeavors that help humans as a whole and our planet as well, but I wouldn't say we've "failed" as a species.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson