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We have become a strong "force" that is impacting and/or directing the evolution of many other species, as well as the planet.
In Harvey Fineberg's talk it is mentioned that we construct our environment to adapt to us more and more. In this way, it becomes less and less necessary for us to adapt to it.
In our efforts to adapt our environment to our needs, we have changed ecosystems, and parts of the world. In this light, we become something equivalent to the "force of nature" (that would propagate our continued natural evolution), but we are imposing this force on the rest of the world, and other species.
Is this good? Is it bad? I don't know. Have the natural forces that have brought us to where we are today in our evolution been good or bad? Both, I think. Whether good, or bad - it is a difference, and we are still largely unaware of the effects.
Salim Solaiman 50+
Taking the example of invention antibiotics or anti-microbial by as a whole and emergence of resistant strains of microbes through mutation to fight back anti-biotics and survive, can be a proof. Same happens to many insects capabilty to developing resistance to insecticides also are there....
Vaguely can remember the black butterfly story that had better survival rate in advent of industrial revolution , which I read while was formal a student (i want to remain student always).
Not sure whether we are giving enough time to complex animals or plants to mutate to adapt & survive with our high speed invasion to nature but definite I am that we are the cause of extinction of many species through destruction of their habitat or indiscriminate killing.
Other definite answer seems to me what Harvey Fineberg told in his great talk.
Mark Meijer 100+
But I don't think we're very good at adapting the environment to us. What we've done to the environment has left it a lot less stable than it was, and is causing more problems than we started out with. If and when the environment turns on its ass, we're liable to have our own capacity for adaptation put to the test.
Forces of nature come with a built-in expiry date. What is ours?
jonathan lynch
Post script: If we loved mother earth a little better, maybe, we will survive.