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What’s the difference between natural and man made? (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Just something I was talking about with the wife this evening. She says that our house is not natural and used the phrase “out in nature”. But lots of animals build nests. And are we not animals just doing the same?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

My belief on this is that it is related to the scale of effect we have on the environment we're in. A beaver can be considered a keystone species in it's habitat because it can build a dam and have an outsize effect on other species in it's habitat by changing water movement. Humans are extreme keystone species. Our actions alter ecosystems on a global scale. No other species has such an impact. Therefore I don't think it is fair that we have such an impact on all of the other species on the planet. A beavers dam only affects the forest it is in.