Is Mother Nature Caring or Ruthless?

What is the best description of Mother Nature according to your experience?

This week I want to do something different: a debate and a poll. First is the debate, in the form of a back and forth exchange between two characters taking on opposite standpoints.

Prologue

There is no denying that immersing yourself in Mother Nature can constitute some of the most blissful and relaxing experience in life. On a functional level, Mother Nature provides for all our…