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Why is that? What do you fear so much? Let me let you into something: There will always be something to fear, and the more you go trying to squash every little
by 52-6F-62 2y ago
Why is that? What do you fear so much?
Let me let you into something:
There will always be something to fear, and the more you go trying to squash every little bug the more something else will find you. You can’t escape your fear of pain and death no matter how much you think you are god and must alter the universe around you to stay “safe”.
Before meddling in the intricacies of nature for an illusion of safety, the best course is the ancient adage:
Know thyself.
- card_zero 2y agoHow do you feel about vaccines, for instance? They kind of interfere with nature. We ought to be infected instead, right, because it's natural? Or do you draw a line between bacteria and insects for some reason? If the ticks are left unaltered but we eradicate the lyme disease bacteria (and the typhus bacteria, and the Q-fever bacteria, and the other seven or so diseases ticks can spread) is that alright?
- 52-6F-62 2y agoSounds like you’re moving the goal posts here. You were proposing bioengineering another species of animal to limit its capacity for survival and cooperation in a complex ecosystem well beyond your capacity (or all of humanity’s capacity) of fully understanding. That kind of hubris has ripple effects across the world that we cannot possibly predict. Like clearcutting old growth forest it’s incredibly short sighted.