“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.
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.
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.