User blog comment:GrandMethuselah67/Lore Sheet: The United Republic of Humankind/@comment-4867780-20150630050104/@comment-26322734-20150630081807

Actually, our environmental destruction is due to us not being aware of it at all until relatively recently. People not thinking climate change is an actual thing is because of either a belief that it's part of some political agenda or a straight up disbelief in science. There are the people who just outright refuse to believe in climate change, but they're actually a minority. Besides, scientists are coming up with solutions. The U.S. plans to run on completely renewable energy by 2050. You've given me just one example of human arrogance prevailing over self-preservation, I've given you three examples of self-preservation prevailing over arrogance.



"I wish mankind was as reasonable as you say, but I'm affraid that's not just how things are."

Er...you can say that for sure? Like, you can actually judge all of humanity, billions of people from a mind that can only know about 152 people (the proven limit for how many people a human can truly "know"). I dunno, it just sounds overly cynical to me. Especially since self-preservation isn't at all about reason, it's about instinct. When given an option to survive in a situation we know is threatening, we will choose the option that best allows us to survive. We're creatures of instinct; we want to live and breathe no matter what.



I'd say Kazzack's spreading depends on how much he has to work with. If he's on an exo-planet that's light years away from his territory, conversion is going to take some time. If it's an area inside of his territory or right next to it, conversion is going to be a much quicker process.



"You have to admit it looks more like wishful thinking than anything else at the moment ^ ^; I'll give the theory more credits once it has deserved it, for now it's just a beautiful dream."



But...you know like nothing about the theory. I told you about it not long ago. How could you possibly know how faulty the science is if I've given you absolutely no sources on the matter? Also, remember: cynicism =/= realism.



Just the prospect of continuing to exist. Nobody wants to cease to exist. It's a scary thing.