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Re:Fukushima studies show wildlife is doing nicely without h... by louthy on Sunday September 26, 2021 @09:56AM (#28660928)
> allowing the rest of the planet to recover and thrive.

Are humans extra-terrestrial? How is humans thriving not part of the 'planet thriving'?

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Re:Fukushima studies show wildlife is doing nicely without h... by bilbo0s on Sunday September 26, 2021 @10:19AM (#28661078)
In fairness here, the comment said:

allowing THE REST of the planet to recover and thrive.

Which to me meant that humans are a part of the planet, and if you cut them out the other parts of the planet do "better" by the poster's definition of "better".

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Re:Fukushima studies show wildlife is doing nicely without h... by true_religion on Sunday September 26, 2021 @10:17AM (#28661071)
I don’t your argument here is very strong. By your original logic, allowing coronavirus to thrive will be beneficial for the planet by killing off humans, thus restoring the natural equilibrium.

I dunno, but if your first principle is “it’s okay for all humans everywhere to die since ______” then you will end up with some really odd inferences.

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