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James Anderson5 said:Is being successful really about becoming like someone like Sukie? It seems pretty obvious to me that for certain folks, especially those coming out of Barcelona, evolution is actually working in reverse. I bet even Darwin knew that was a possibility... or maybe it’s just some kind of hormonal engineering happening with others.
I caught that documentary by Leonardo DiCaprio and National Geographic, and man, what's heading our way is pretty grim. Even Trump is one of those figures who's just going to speed up the destruction of our planet and all its wildlife...
So we end up living in a world overcrowded with people, but totally devoid of tigers, elephants, lions, insects, or most other plants and animals. Maybe once humanity finally wipes itself out, evolution will get to start from scratch and try something a little smarter this time around...
Jessica Gonzalez said:I suppose I see what he means. Life will likely find a way to flourish again. Even around places like the exclusion zone in the US, wildlife is thriving and seems pretty resilient. Still, I guess it's a bit of a tragedy when a single tiger or rhino goes extinct while fans of the Dallas Cowboys or the New York Yankees seem to multiply endlessly.
restlesssurfer97 said:I don't think you quite caught his drift, because Matthew Anderson4 was actually talking about the Earth itself, you know? Like, plants and animals are basically just like the hair or all those little microorganisms living on our own skin, they're part of the system. I mean, look at the planet as its own thing, for instance, the Earth doesn't have hands, but it feels the sting of coal deep in its gut, so it basically used humans as tools to dig it up. Evolution was just the Earth's way of using a tool to deal with some of its own internal issues, and sure, nothing is ever perfect, but man, she's just doing her absolute best to manage.
Jessica Gonzalez said:I wouldn't say we created it, since most animals have been thriving long before us. Plus, I suppose there isn't really a way to bring back species once they're gone.
mellowotter36 said:I want to throw a bit of a curveball into this discussion. About six months ago, everyone on this thread was laughing at the idea of terrorists tagging along with migrants—as if they’d all just fly in on commercial airlines. Meanwhile, those very same individuals were busy picking up burner phones at a T-Mobile store somewhere in the Midwest.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/paris-terror-links-phone-investigation/1071895