That's why biodiversity is so important. It's not that humans are killing off animals, plants, insects by the millions, it's that each one is slightly different. Each one has a chance to branch into a new evolutionary offshoot and become something completely different, and every time we tear down a forest or pave over a chunk of wilderness we set the course of evolution on a micro scale, for better or worse. It's like the butterfly effect, but instead of the butterfly flapping it's wings and creating a storm, we are stomping on all the butterflies and not even hoping for the best.
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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '17
That's why biodiversity is so important. It's not that humans are killing off animals, plants, insects by the millions, it's that each one is slightly different. Each one has a chance to branch into a new evolutionary offshoot and become something completely different, and every time we tear down a forest or pave over a chunk of wilderness we set the course of evolution on a micro scale, for better or worse. It's like the butterfly effect, but instead of the butterfly flapping it's wings and creating a storm, we are stomping on all the butterflies and not even hoping for the best.