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Again picking and choosing what to respond and now the apocalyptic event you yourself brought up is unrealistic? What kind of 2 cent bait and switch is this? What exactly is this realistic apocalyptic event you speak of from which humans rise by the help of technology?
I'll give you that you have a point with populations dependent of nature entirely being picked off fast, but then again populations that are dependent on scavenging tin cans are not very well off either unless somebody knows what to do next. Which, as opposed to survivalist fantasy, very few actually do, unless it involves shooting other people. Generating electricity is relatively easy, sure, but how and how much? Plumbing is also easy in theory, except there is a shitload (heh) of complications when done at scale. Medicine? Have you any idea how dependent modern medicine is on infrastructure that will simply not exist if an actual apocalyptic event takes place? Farming everybody has a vague idea of how it works but how many know how to actually do it? Tech tree? What is this, an argument about a computer game? It was once unlocked and now the species know how to do it?
Why do you keep arguing like I have said that humans will make themselves go extinct? I've never said any such thing.
I also haven't said anything about "mother earth's immune system", that's more words that you are putting in my mouth. If you look up natural history you'll find plenty of examples of ecological systems self regulating. Not because of a higher intelligence or any intelligence at all but by sheer consequence. Self regulating systems are one of the least speculative things in this thread about hypothetical apocalypse and survival that is an entire sidetrack from the original discussion about what makes humans supposedly separate from nature.
I mean I could also start making paper dolls and cut them down. "Oh, so you don't believe in self regulating systems? Why do you argue that traffic jams are orchestrated by lizard people huh? Is that your super natural humans, is it?"
It's entirely pointless though.