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Sixth mass extinction: The era of 'biological annihilation'

Dragonfly said:
So what?

Talk about the merits then.

There's only one person here (you) getting all tight-pantied about fossil fuel and C02.
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If we are damaging the planets biodiversity through our land use changes, we should address that.
It again was the author who tried to co mingle topics.
 
Dragonfly said:
Sixth extinction: The era of 'biological annihilation' - CNN.com








Is this all just "fake news" and/or "fearmongering" weenies trying to scam people/corporations/governments out of money?

Or does this appear to be at the very least a reasonable concern?

Obviously the more man builds on and takes from the Earth, the Earth will suffer.

Is there a way to prevent such a devastating result to nature?

Or, since this has happened five times before, do we just call it the natural evolution of the planet and ignore any efforts to change the course of history?
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It's a BS claim.


[h=1]Paleo Expert: Earth is Not in the Midst of a Sixth Mass Extinction[/h]Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t JoNova – According to renowned Smithsonian Paleontologist Doug Erwin, people who claim we are in the midst of an anthropogenic mass extinction don’t have a clue what a mass extinction actually is. Earth Is Not in the Midst of a Sixth Mass Extinction “As scientists we have a responsibility…
 
Dragonfly said:
Sixth extinction: The era of 'biological annihilation' - CNN.com








Is this all just "fake news" and/or "fearmongering" weenies trying to scam people/corporations/governments out of money?

Or does this appear to be at the very least a reasonable concern?

Obviously the more man builds on and takes from the Earth, the Earth will suffer.

Is there a way to prevent such a devastating result to nature?

Or, since this has happened five times before, do we just call it the natural evolution of the planet and ignore any efforts to change the course of history?
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I posted about an article a while back on the current supposed mass extinction event. In short, this is nothing even remotely similar to a real mass extinction event, according to a scientist who studies these things.

Almost nothing the climate alarmists say is true.
 
Dragonfly said:
Sixth extinction: The era of 'biological annihilation' - CNN.com








Is this all just "fake news" and/or "fearmongering" weenies trying to scam people/corporations/governments out of money?

Or does this appear to be at the very least a reasonable concern?

Obviously the more man builds on and takes from the Earth, the Earth will suffer.

Is there a way to prevent such a devastating result to nature?

Or, since this has happened five times before, do we just call it the natural evolution of the planet and ignore any efforts to change the course of history?
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We are responsible to a large extent, but some of that is just a natural process. For example, accidentally introducing foreign pathogens or species like Dutch Elm Disease or the Emerald Ash Borer. As a species in the world, our impact on other species will never be 0 and I don't think we really have a good sense for what good stewardship of the environment means in that context.

We should do obvious things like say maybe it's not a great idea to dump toxic waste in the river. But do we have an obligation to interfere if natural selection says, for example, it's time for the American Elm to go extinct because of Dutch Elm Disease? Ultimately, we introduced the disease to this continent but I don't know that we should be responsible for mitigating the consequences. Good stewardship doesn't necessarily mean maintaining the current state of the natural world in perpetuity.

It's interesting to think about. Maybe the answer is tied to culpability. That presents other challenges though because our species is relatively unique in having needs for our wellbeing beyond mere survival. Satisfying those additional needs requires some degree of environmental destruction.
 
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