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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 11:34 AM
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5. "...damage to the environment is permanent..."
I don't believe it's so absolute. Afterall, 65 mya, a huge meteor hit the Yucatan, eventually leading to the extinction of dinosaurs.

That event, though devastating at that time led to the availablity of new ecological niches and the eventual development of our current environment which we enjoy today.

The earth has been through far worse environmental calamities as the current one being brought to bear by humans. So, no, environmental damage, though it carries implications on how we live our lives, represents a temporary imbalance that will be negated through normal, natural processes.
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