"...nature cares nothing for appearances, except in so far as they may be useful to any being. She can act on every iternal organ, on every shade of constitutional differences, on the whole machinery of life. Man selects only for his own good; Nature only for that of the being which she tends...Can we wonder, then, that nature's productions should be far "truer" in character than man's productions; that they should be inifinitely better adapted to the most complex conditions of life, and should plainly bear the stamp of far higher workmanship?" (177-178).

After looking back through the reading, I realized that this passage really spoke to me. Humans consider themselves far superior to any other living organism on Earth. This may be true, however, Man cannot control nature. Humans also focus on the appearance, while nature focuses on the structure and function. Man often looks for the "quick-fix," while nature spends time using natural selection to make organisms as best adapted to their environment as possible. Man may be superior, may have a higher intelligence, than any other organism on Earth, however, Nature is a force with which man cannot compete.