More Bullshit: "What's the Point in Animal X?"

Take this scenario. You and your friends are having a picnic in the summer. Suddenly a wasp is buzzing around and lands on one of your shitty plastic glasses. Everyone over-reacts, and chances are that some idiot mutters, "Why do we have wasps? They serve no purpose."

Where do I start?

Firstly, the speaker is implying that every other creature in the world plays some sort of distinct role. I am never sure whether they mean that this is for the sake of human beings or for the interests of the earth itself. Either way, unless you're a religious person of sorts, this is an entirely illogical statement. According to the theory of evolution, or more specifically that of natural selection, heritable traits that are useful for survival become more common in a given population. In other words, any species that has survived has done so based solely on its own interests.

Secondly, it's this egotistical nature in human beings that I cannot stand. The world does not revolve around us. According to the timeline covering the whole of Time Itself, we would take up less than a millimetre. And even if this was the case, I doubt that Time Itself would give a shit that it has unleashed a species that occasionally gives people a little "ouchy."

THIRDLY, there are massive worldwide fucking charities dedicated to saving animals that serve little purpose beyond the fact that they look very nice... (cough, pandas, cough). There is nothing beyond this factor that separates animals of this sort from the little beasts... worms... wasps... slugs... flies... etc. I find myself with huge amounts of empathy for bigger and "cuter" animals, but is it just me that notices how absurd it is to reserve our respect only for the superficially nice species?

Fourthly, I'd like to conclude by saying that wasps serve, a million fucking times over, the purpose of humans. Oh wait, that would put the figure into negative numbers.