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Earth Is Not in the Midst of a Sixth Mass Extinction (theatlantic.com)
4 points by mooreds on June 13, 2017 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



“People who claim we’re in the sixth mass extinction don’t understand enough about mass extinctions to understand the logical flaw in their argument,” he said. “To a certain extent they’re claiming it as a way of frightening people into action, when in fact, if it’s actually true we’re in a sixth mass extinction, then there’s no point in conservation biology.”

Great to know. I still feel it's important to form a deeper bond with nature in order to be healthy, creative, fulfilled, and ultimately have peace of mind.


Important distinctions in the article, I hope people wouldn't just take home the title. The paywall doesn't help...


Right. The first thing he says is "we are definitely causing drastic changes in the environment, just not a mass extinction". Then there's the quote about buying a case of scotch if we are in a mass extinction.




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