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Extinction is a normal part of the process: "More than 99 percent of all species, amounting to over five billion species, that ever lived on Earth are estimate
by onewhonknocks 8y ago
Extinction is a normal part of the process:
"More than 99 percent of all species, amounting to over five billion species, that ever lived on Earth are estimated to have died out."
- erikpukinskis 8y agoYes, but there is a maximum sustainable pace of extinction, above which causes chain extinction.
- glup 8y agoWhat is unnatural is that the rate of extinction associated with human growth is comparable to other mass die-offs, like an asteroid hitting the earth. Given how little we understand these systems, we could easily end up among the casualties if there is large-scale ecological collapse.
- mikestew 8y agoThese types of arguments get so tiresome. "On a long enough timeline, the sun will explode and consume the earth." "True, but that still doesn't mean I'm going to let you set my house on fire."