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As much as precision is important, I think bickering about what we're scientifically calling the current man-made catastrophe is like arguing whether an aeropla
by MrVandemar 3y ago
As much as precision is important, I think bickering about what we're scientifically calling the current man-made catastrophe is like arguing whether an aeroplane that's had its wings sheared off is still technically an aeroplane while it's plummeting to the ground.
- GrumpySloth 3y agoExcept the plane is going to survive. Only the passengers aren’t going to. On the other hand, there are going to be new passengers. Assuming we don’t blow up the plane with nukes.
- basil-rash 3y agoAnd if we do blow up the plane with nukes, there will still be new passengers. They’ll just be red-hardened. Maybe even rad-metabolizing. Evolution loves well-adapted organisms!
- concordDance 3y agoThe idea that we're headed towards extinction due to our impacts on the environment is not supported by any scientific institution I am aware of. Why do you believe this?
- lazide 3y agoHave you met taxonomists? That’s like complaining that lawyers argue, or engineers build things.