[shisisms]

Totally agree. And beyond that human life assumes it’s own sentience through an incredibly narrow view. Isn’t it fair/logical to assume that if giant mushrooms did over the earth that given the passing of considerable time they’ve likely evolved to a far more considerable state of intelligence/harmony than humans have. Their survivability/adaptability being an illustration.

Likewise, one ends up sounding like an anti climate nut, but the existential fear for the planet seems arrogant at best and massively over emphasises our place in the universe. See, I sound like an anti climate nut.

[technothrasher]

> Isn’t it fair/logical to assume that if giant mushrooms did over the earth that given the passing of considerable time they’ve likely evolved to a far more considerable state of intelligence/harmony than humans have.

No? Intelligence isn't needed for a stable evolutionary state to exist in an organism. You would have define what you mean by intelligence and then show evidence of that before it would be reasonable to make that assumption.

[ImPostingOnHN]

the fear is of the threat to humans and the human livability of the planet, not for the planet itself, which will still be fine after we all die

not sure what's arrogant about that, it's a bit of perspective

[lo_zamoyski]

Indeed. This sort of misanthropic talk is shockingly incoherent and absurd. For starters, demeaning human life automatically undermines the value of any life, even more drastically than how acceptance of infanticide undermines all human rights. The notion of sacrificing ourselves for "the planet" is pure nonsense.

Most of this talk is unthinking affectation and empty emotionalism, I suspect, something you might expect a mopey teenager to say, but it does betray some degree of viciousness. Envy and pride come to mind.