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You're responding to an imagined foe. See how you go with a "nature does it too, you're an environmentalist that wants to protect cute widdle animals" angle? Th

You're responding to an imagined foe. See how you go with a "nature does it too, you're an environmentalist that wants to protect cute widdle animals" angle? That's because you're categorizing your opponent into a known bucket without actually pausing to consider their argument. This is a good way to efficiently comment on social media, but this style of dialogue will never either convince them that they're wrong or convince you that you're wrong. All it will do is reinforce itself by giving your brain a brief jolt of self-satisfaction.

phkahler 8y ago
>> That's because you're categorizing your opponent into a known bucket... I actually assessed my opponent as someone who has it in for mankind, not an environmentalist (that's your word BTW and doesn't belong in quotes you attribute to me). My point wasn't so much "nature does it to" but rather to illustrate - humans are part of nature and their behavior is not unique. To keep us separate from nature seems to be either human-hating or human-aggrandizing. Given the OPs calling us assholes I figure we can guess which. From there I was most definitely having more fun than trying to making a point!