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Lots of species have gone extinct due to the meddling of human beings, which is something many might not consider to be nature running its course.
Are you implying humans are artificial?
Can we let nature run it's course and let species that go extinct go extinct like they always have for billions of years?
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Lots of species have gone extinct due to the meddling of human beings, which is something many might not consider to be nature running its course.
We're a part of nature like everything else in the universe. We happen to be a sudden, violent shock to this planet's ecosystem. It happens. We can try to diminish our impact on the future, but we should let those organisms who couldn't adapt to our toxicity rest in peace.
So, then, whatever we choose to do—whether it is protecting species, ignoring them, or exterminating them—is, equally, letting nature run its course.
Can we let nature run it's course and let species that go extinct go extinct like they always have for billions of years?
I'll leave this here. https://flypigeon.co
The article is not about carrier pigeons, but about the passenger pigeon. This is a North American species of pigeon famous for the huge size of its flocks, large enough to darken the skies on a sunny day. It was commercially overhunted to extinction by the early 20th century, a famous example of extinction.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
We're a part of nature like everything else in the universe. We happen to be a sudden, violent shock to this planet's ecosystem. It happens. We can try to diminish our impact on the future, but we should let those organisms who couldn't adapt to our toxicity rest in peace.
> We're a part of nature like everything else in the universe. So, then, whatever we choose to do—whether it is protecting species, ignoring them, or exterminating them—is, equally, letting nature run its course.
The problem with the Passenger Pigeon is that it was very common everywhere, and its behavior came to rely on this fact. An individual will leave its flock and just assume it can find a new flock. Once the population level dropped below a critical threshold, it was doomed. The Rusty Blackbird has much the same problem, and the fear is that it may have now dropped below its threshold.
The same thing nearly happened to the bison; there were less than 300 individuals left in 1900, mostly preserved as private property by a few individuals who wanted to save them from extinction. The Yosemite herd was an exception, 23 individuals than managed to hide out in Yellowstone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison_hunting#Resurgence_of_th...
Can we not resurrect this absurd topic? There's a lot of low-hanging fruit we can harvest in terms of reducing our damage to existing species.
I'll leave this here. https://flypigeon.co