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Loren Booda
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Is human malevolence or natural predation more destructive to life?
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The great destroyer: human or nonhuman nature?
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around the comparative destructiveness of human malevolence versus natural predation in the context of life on Earth. Participants explore the implications of human actions and natural processes, touching on themes of environmental impact, awareness, and potential catastrophic scenarios.
Discussion Character
- Debate/contested
- Conceptual clarification
Main Points Raised
- One participant questions whether human malevolence or natural predation is more destructive to life.
- Another participant presents a scenario where human conflict escalates to nuclear warfare, suggesting that human actions could lead to catastrophic outcomes.
- A different viewpoint suggests that predation is inherently more destructive to overall life than human actions.
- One participant challenges the notion of ignorance in human actions, arguing that humans are aware of the consequences of their actions, proposing the term "obstinate" instead.
- Another participant expresses agreement with the idea of human malevolence being destructive, noting that nature maintains balance until disrupted by human intervention.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants express differing views on whether human actions or natural predation are more destructive, indicating that multiple competing perspectives remain without consensus.
Contextual Notes
Some arguments depend on definitions of terms like "malevolence" and "ignorance," which may not be uniformly understood among participants. The discussion also includes speculative scenarios that are not universally accepted.
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with.buddha
Malevolence in response to malevolence in response to predation.
nuke holocaust because terrorists nuked a city because US imperialism.
that's the "end-times" scenario i see most likely to happen. what would result from a sudden mushroom cloud over NYC or DC? it would get crazy and i could see many nukes going all over the place...
nuke holocaust because terrorists nuked a city because US imperialism.
that's the "end-times" scenario i see most likely to happen. what would result from a sudden mushroom cloud over NYC or DC? it would get crazy and i could see many nukes going all over the place...
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with.buddha
i think i misunderstood, overall life? predation is more destructive..
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RuroumiKenshin
I agree with the malevolence part, but not the ignorance part. Ignorance is defined as unaware. Humans are perfectly aware of the dangers involved with recklessly cutting down trees and stuff. A better word to use is obstinate.
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newton1
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i agree...
human can't always find a reason for the wrong thing they do
human can't always find a reason for the wrong thing they do
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Mentat
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Loren Booda, as usual you have come up with a very thought-provoking poll. I chose Human Malevolence. I did so because nature seems to keep itself in check, and maintain homeostasis, until the introduction of Humans. In fact, the second stage of the development of an environment is caused by either natural disasters or human intervention (which is practically the same thing anyway
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