[brikil]

To be fair, the planet is gonna be fine in the long term. It's the human race that's in danger... so maybe a win-win from his perspective??

[throw4847285]

Hey, that's Ian Malcolm's line in Jurassic Park!

“Let's be clear. The planet is not in jeopardy. We are in jeopardy. We haven't got the power to destroy the planet - or to save it. But we might have the power to save ourselves.”

But I don't think it's all that interesting of an argument. When people say save/destroy the Earth, they mean humanity. Call that arrogance, but it's true.

[rcMgD2BwE72F]

The planet as a rock in space is not something they care about (and you know it).

Life (especially sentient animals), on the other hand…

[MarkusQ]

Right. Specifically, "I want the human cancer gone from this planet."

That's a kind of caring, but probably not the sort you were trying to imply.