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truecore t1_j1tbgux wrote

On one hand, we have to accept that species go extinct naturally, even if climate change is human induced this time. On the other, humans have all but stopped natural evolution in larger lifeforms. There will be no animals evolving to replace those that die off this time.

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Quercus_ t1_j1tt7lm wrote

Yes, species go extinct naturally, but at a very slow rate. On average a new species of animal lasts for several million years.

The rate of extinction on planet Earth right now is thousands or tens of thousands of times higher than normal.

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truecore t1_j1tx6hc wrote

Yes, I didn't deny any of that. I said what is worse is that they won't get replaced because we've stopped the processes of natural evolution in most species larger than bugs. Evolution has become an anthropogenic process. Worse still, you could probably say it's a capitalistic process where the survival of species is determined by worth and productivity.

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pakattak t1_j1uu4f8 wrote

In other words, if you're an animal you'd better be either cute or beneficial to human agriculture or you're fucked.

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