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if it's extraordinary, can you provide evidence otherwise? can you provide examples of any other species that has wiped out entire species, multitudes of specie

• CDSlice 7y ago
  Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis[1] has. It has wiped out dozens of species of frogs and affects about 30% of amphibians world wide. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chytridiomycosis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chytridiomycosis
  • nikofeyn 7y ago
    that's a rather specific example that i personally don't think is relevant to the discussion. for one, fungi are not even animals. and it's a very specific disease tied to a certain class of species. humans have affected a greater number of species across all categories and are doing so at an increasing rate. there is no other event in history like this that was caused by a single animal species, that i know of. although, i suppose if people want to make the comparison that humanity is as mindless as a fungus that causes disease, then by all means.
    • jonfw 7y ago
      > i suppose if people want to make the comparison that humanity is as mindless as a fungus that causes disease, then by all means. It's clear that that's not his point. It's hard to take people seriously who don't argue in good faith.
      • nikofeyn 7y ago
        it's clear that that wasn't my point, and it's also clear that that wasn't my summary of their point. i answered their point directly, and in good faith, above that. i don't know why you're honing in on what amounted to a joke, although if one zooms out far enough, it might not be hard to think of humanity as mindless. i don't, however, understand the point of your comment.