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Viruses of this planet
i had some trouble deciding if this should go in philosophy or here, so guess where i put it? if it's in its wrong forum, feel free to move. thanks.
ok, my brother brought this to my attention a while back.
you know how there are constantly new viruses that plague our bodies. and when we find them, we try injecting a weaker strain of the virus into our bodies so that our bodies may use our immune system to get rid of the virus. but sometimes, our immunizations only cause the virus to evolve into something else, more potent and more dangerous. it was as if the virus learns to deal with what dangers we subject it to and evolve into something stronger.
now what if, the earth was a living thing. and we humans are viruses. there is no doubt that we are defacing the earth and pretty much destroying it. what if all the viruses that we come upon (polio, smallpox, HIV) was the earth's way of getting rid of us, the viruses to the earth, yet we manage to find a way to stay alive and fight it.
it would be an endless cycle of one virus trying to kill the other.
i thought it was weird yet interesting so i thought to share it.
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