So far

Here is what we know for certain.

1. Humanity is one of many species that live in this ecosystem we call earth.
2. Humanity is also a system, because it is a component subsystem of this ecosystem.
3. As a component of this ecosystem humanity should work interactively with other components to maintain the existence of the ecosystem.
4. The fact that our world is in peril because of human action indicates that as a system humans have not acted as they should within this system.
5. Humanity must be considered to be an anomaly among systems.
6. To explain this anomalous behavior we must consider how the human species differs from all other species on the planet.
7. If we are able to settle on this difference we may be able to reverse this trend, in the same way we have been able to rescue other endangered species.