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by johnea 1141 days ago
One that's not chainsawing the planet so the people who have more than all others combined can have even more...
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I think this a mind trick that people play on themselves. Tell yourself that all humans (or group of humans that one is a part of) are bad. Then, conclude that you are not part of the group (and therefore good) since you've made this observation.
Kind of like the mind trick of completely changing the subject?

BTW, I never said I was good...

Fair. So how many people should die by your estimation for things to be good on earth?
This question always stumps the anti-human nihilist.
I suspect that the person you trolled with that tedious gotcha question declined to respond more out of boredom than because they were "stumped".
I think it is a very relevant question for anyone with anti-human leanings. This person clearly stated this in their original comment ("I'm not a fan of humans").