Are You Worried About Our Dying Oceans?
Pollution and Toxic dumping is killing the fish and killing our oceans.
Yes
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I'm worried about destroying all of the life that we are. It's time we stopped ignoring those issues. It's also time we go into an era of using clean and efficient (which none of the fossil fuels are) fuel. Also, the oceans are not dying, and neither is life. Life is actually rapidly adapting to this pollution, although many species are becoming extinct, which is regrettable. But the ocean was never alive, and it is a pet peeve of mine when people personify the Earth in a conservationist argument. There is more to the planet than just life. Side: yes
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Yes, because the oceans are very important to mankind and the oceans are gone or no contamination then the economy is down again because nobody wants more to the beach, because you do not want to swim in contaminated water, so they prefer home. I know it's farfetched, but it's true. Side: yes
I am very worried about our oceans. We are destroying them at an alarming rate. Japanese whaling, the blue fin tuna hint in the Med., overfishing worldwide, shark fining, acidation and the death of coral reefs- it goes on and on. The oceans have already absorbed more than 80% of the additional heat added to the climate system and about 33% of the carbon dioxide we've emitted into the atmosphere. Anyone can see a clear-cut rain forest and know that something was lost, but on the surface, a living sea and a dead one look much the same. Side: yes
There are under ten million great-white sharks left in the world. It is not them that is the danger for more people die of coconuts falling from trees than shark attacks. We are the danger. Almost every week on the news we hear from human violence to others. Although they cannot publish a lot of it because it is so bad. And how often do we hear of humans being attacked by sea animals unless on a documentary where an exceedingly moronic person puts their lives in the care of a massive jellyfish. So far I hope that you will have agreed that we do more damage to each other than the sea does to us. However we also do more damage to the sea. Most of our waste from the toilet is shot out into the closest ocean where it might float around for an innocent fish to accidentally poison itself. Recently a massive amount of oil was blasted into the ocean and the first solution was so bad it could have been a joke. No wonder putting golf balls down a pipe did not work. Side: yes
There are under ten million great-white sharks left in the world. It is not them that is the danger for more people die of coconuts falling from trees than shark attacks. We are the danger. Almost every week on the news we hear from human violence to others. Although they cannot publish a lot of it because it is so bad. And how often do we hear of humans being attacked by sea animals unless on a documentary where an exceedingly moronic person puts their lives in the care of a massive jellyfish. So far I hope that you will have agreed that we do more damage to each other than the sea does to us. However we also do more damage to the sea. Most of our waste from the toilet is shot out into the closest ocean where it might float around for an innocent fish to accidentally poison itself. Recently a massive amount of oil was blasted into the ocean and the first solution was so bad it could have been a joke. No wonder putting golf balls down a pipe did not work. Side: yes
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No, our oceans are not going to die anytime soon, trust me. yeah sure we have been dumping a lot of pollution into the ocean, but remember nature is adaptive, maybe they won't live and adapt maybe they will. The only harm this is just a lot of creatures are dying in a specific area. however the oceans are a lot bigger than that and there is still tons of life in there. though I don't think we've filled the entire ocean with gas like we did with gulf of mexico, and I imagine creatures don't live in just one small little area of the ocean, the ocean is vast, so I probably just don't know enough information, but I don't understand how a highly gassed limited area could wipe out very many species. Like I said im probably just not educated enough on that topic. Side: No
My quest for fact and reasoning tells me not to be worried that us humans are going to destroy the oceans and cause horribleness to happen. 90% of all animal species have gone instinct before the humans even arrived. This just just shows that as life goes on, things happen. People view toxic waste as an outside factor, even though we, humans, are a force of nature. We are not bending the rules of nature and we are not supernatural. As well, I don't know of any evidence saying that we are killing the ocean (I assume it as an ecosystem). I'm sure that an oil spill can dangerous for animals in that area, but does anyone truly believe that it's enough to damage the ocean as an ecosystem? Clearly they have not thought about how large the ocean actually is and what possible measures we would have to take to harm it. But even if we're responsible for the extinction of a species, do you not think that is the point of natural selection? If the species was fit for continuing its strand, it would be strong enough to resist the competition. We, as humans, are superior in the evolutionary stage. This is why we destroy inferior things for our own use (such as medicine, survival, or furnishings). While we are competing against other animals, we are also competing against everything around us. As a reward to being superior, we often indulge in using these items. I see life, itself, is a result of inanimate competition from before life was made. The whole point of evolution is to be the best and surpass all else. We, humans, are merely testing the strength of other species. Actually, humans have been trying to assist dying breeds. That is what's interesting about humanity. While animals may have a sense of sympathy, it is far less than humans. It may come from our biological instinct to rationalize all things, even our emotions. Since we are no longer driven mainly by primal instinct, our brains can turn things that may seem superficial into a common value. The brain is fascinating. So no, I'm not worried. Instead, I seem to be far more interested in how the brain works. Side: No
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Agreed. Isn't humanity just another major change bringer, one in a long series? If the situation is so dire, I imagine we'd just die out and the world would recover and that would solve all problems, no? Unless everyone is just concerned about our continued survival, which is hardly as noble as it is portrayed. Side: No
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