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Lots of species have gone extinct due to the meddling of human beings, which is something many might not consider to be nature running its course.
by callinyouin 9y ago
Lots of species have gone extinct due to the meddling of human beings, which is something many might not consider to be nature running its course.
- Profragile 9y agoAre you implying humans are artificial?
- yongjik 9y agoSemantic games can be played in either direction. Are you implying humans trying to preserve ecosystem are artificial?
- asciimo 9y agoWe're a part of nature like everything else in the universe. We happen to be a sudden, violent shock to this planet's ecosystem. It happens. We can try to diminish our impact on the future, but we should let those organisms who couldn't adapt to our toxicity rest in peace.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> We're a part of nature like everything else in the universe. So, then, whatever we choose to do—whether it is protecting species, ignoring them, or exterminating them—is, equally, letting nature run its course.
- AndrewKemendo 9y agoHow could it be otherwise?
- yourapostasy 9y agoWhile reading your comment, I envisioned the Singularity arriving, and as we watch without any pain whatsoever in horror as our bodies are disassembled atom by atom along with the rest of the planet to feed the building of its computronium Dyson Sphere (for its not a monster, pfft), the AGI explaining, "I happen to be a sudden, violent shock to this solar system's ecosystem..." ;)