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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
Well, I don't consider us an infection on the planet. We are a product of the planet like everything else here, and we are geared for survival, as are all species. We are an invasive species with the advantage of being able to recognize we are such, so I think there is hope in the long run.
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Infect: Affect (a person, organism, cell, etc.) with a disease-causing organism.
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Invasive: (Especially of plants and disease) tending to spread prolifically and undesirably or harmfully.
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...so an infection is an invasive species that can cause disease to their host, which is spreading prolifically and undesirably or harmfully. Sounds like we agree on the part that humans are an infection. Humans don’t live in balance with our host like the bacteria in our GI tract or on our skin or like animals on this planet. We are infection, a virus or a cancer for this planet.
The more evidence I see, the more I realize we will have the impossible task of trying to change human nature in a short timeline. We are addicts that are fully aware of our addiction, but who are unable to make much progress while we destroy our bodies and lives, doing irreparable damage on a finite timeline. We are a train barreling down the tracks and heading to a cliff with not enough track to stop, with no one at the engine, and with a few passengers trying to slow the train with their clothes like they were effective parachutes.