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Originally Posted by Cowperson
The only thing "wrong" about that graphic is that it would obviously inconvenience humanity.
Mother nature and the planet, on the other hand, would adjust and carry on, probably with a lesser burden of a few billion humans.
If it's true there is a trend developing, instead of a fairly normal cyclical development, then we realistically care only because it's inconvenient or dangerous to the accomplishments of humanity and, perhaps more pointedly, our inability to adjust adequately or in time.
Does the planet care? Mother nature can be brutally efficient.
Cowperson
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Agreed, but what is the point of this post in a broader context of this thread?
Mother nature can ruin us? Okay... does that mean we shouldn't do anything?
Or are you simply implying that we are being hubristic when we talk about the planet's peril and really what we're talking about is our species and biodiversity's peril?