“我们已经爬到了一个技术的细枝上……一方面我们依赖技术，但同时技术又是我们毁灭的根源，于是我们陷入进退两难的困境。我并不想假装找到了出路，我们应该从正视问题着手。”这本简洁但极为耐读的小书堪称为这一方向的一盏明灯。
是的，我们需要思考这个问题。
这个问题的根源在哪里？在于科学技术本身。
虽然目前科学技术给人类社会带来了很多便利，但是我们不得不承认一个事实：目前的科学对宇宙和生命的认识还是有限的，这个世界上依然有很多现象是我们人类无法解答的。因此我们需要反问自己：目前的科学技术会不会有本末颠倒的可能？也就是说，这种技术目前看起来是合理的，有利于人类社会的，但是，当人们再深入认识的时候，发现它是有危害的，而且这种危害远远大于它给人类带来的收益。因此就会出现《物种的命运》这本书中所提到的问题：一些科学技术让我们受益的同时，却带来了更加深远的危机---环境污染。

“We have already met a technological dilemma…….On one hand we rely on technology; on the other hand the technology is the root of destruction. I don’t want to pretend we have already found the way to solve the problem. We’d better start from the problem itself.” A simple but readable book could enlighten us about this situation.

Indeed, we need to think about this problem.

Where does this problem stem from? It comes from the technology itself.

Although technology has made our lives more convenient, we have to admit that our scientific knowledge about the universe and life is still limited. There are lots of phenomena we still can’t explain. Therefore, we need to ask ourselves, is there a possibility that we made our technology put the cart before the horse? In other words, our technology looks reasonable and benefits society. However, when we understand it more deeply, we can find it deleterious, and the harm it has brought far greater that the benefits to mankind. That brings the problem discussed in the Fate of Species: Some scientific technology benefit us but at the same time has created a far-reaching crisis -- environmental pollution.