Originally Posted By: Bruce Condello
I guess another question would be "Why did it become the prime directive of the human species to freeze extinctions at the year 1900, when there's at least some modestly verifiable evidence that some species were indeed becoming extinct on their own before that point"?


One word answer

Guilt.

JHAP
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