Furthermore, there was no school of thought in China that would have presented a substantialist
alternative to the view of being
as change; the closest candidate would be the
common -
sense view of things attacked by the Buddhists
as illusion, and even here it was the Indian, not Chinese, sources of Buddhism that became most exercised about criticizing the theory of permanent substances.
Err on the side of caution, practice sustainable harvesting techniques (including breeding programs for organisms which we consume,
as has been done for salmon and other organisms
as well), encourage the consumption of
alternative resources in the event of unexpected population declines, and all that other tree - hugging,
common -
sense hippie stuff we've been hearing for years.