Drawing from my own experience, I believe that generally Nature is more benign than neutral or hostile, but this maybe due to the fact that I have not experienced disasters such as in New Orleans. The supplies we receive from our environment such as water and food keep us alive; without them we would not exist. So at times nature is a killer and at others a nurturer; it does what it can to keep …showed first 75 words of 889 total…

…showed last 75 words of 889 total…from animals to molecules then nature cannot possibly be assigned into one single group, whether it is benign, neutral or hostile. It may be an unstable environment but it also gives out many benefits to society such as food and water. We can analyze the way human interaction affects our environment and how we affect other living animals but generally nature doesn't go out of its way to harm or help us, its just there.