[palata]

Which you steered there because you wanted to be nitpicky about the biodiversity issue, where what I originally said was that civilization is likely to collapse because we can't seem to address the climate, biodiversity and energy problems.

But hey, thanks for steering it in an ad hominem direction.

[pfdietz]

I'm not allowed to question a statement that loss of biodiversity could cause civilization to collapse in the next few decades? Really?

This is an objective statement about facts out in the world, and as such it is completely acceptable to ask how this position was reached. I questioned it because it looked like bullshit to me. You don't think bullshit should be called out?

[palata]

The statement was that the climate change, biodiversity loss and energy crisis could cause civilization to collapse in the next few decades. You cherry-picked "biodiversity" there.

I was merely pointing out the irony that you complain about somebody steering the discussion somewhere while you actually did that in the first place.

[pfdietz]

Suppose someone says that civilization is going to collapse because of climate change and werewolves. Am I not allowed to question the werewolf part?

[palata]

Now you're being ridiculous. Or you don't get at all how biodiversity and climate are related.

[pfdietz]

No, I was demonstrating your cherry-picking objection was absurd.