Quote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:46:14 PMQuote from: eggsalad on September 23, 2015, 02:41:30 PMone thing i will always feel guilty for were all the craneflies i killed because i was terrified that they were mosquitos the size of my palmthey aren't mosquitos ;_; how could i accuse them of thatWho cares? They're still bugs. They're still disgusting.I'm technically an adult, but I still go out of my way to kill insects when I see them.That's pretty damn cruel.
Quote from: eggsalad on September 23, 2015, 02:41:30 PMone thing i will always feel guilty for were all the craneflies i killed because i was terrified that they were mosquitos the size of my palmthey aren't mosquitos ;_; how could i accuse them of thatWho cares? They're still bugs. They're still disgusting.I'm technically an adult, but I still go out of my way to kill insects when I see them.
one thing i will always feel guilty for were all the craneflies i killed because i was terrified that they were mosquitos the size of my palmthey aren't mosquitos ;_; how could i accuse them of that
Quote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:49:35 PMQuote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:46:14 PMQuote from: eggsalad on September 23, 2015, 02:41:30 PMone thing i will always feel guilty for were all the craneflies i killed because i was terrified that they were mosquitos the size of my palmthey aren't mosquitos ;_; how could i accuse them of thatWho cares? They're still bugs. They're still disgusting.I'm technically an adult, but I still go out of my way to kill insects when I see them.That's pretty damn cruel.Insects are literally scum. They can't feel pain, they can't even think. They don't deserve to even exist on this planet.
Quote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:49:35 PMQuote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:46:14 PMQuote from: eggsalad on September 23, 2015, 02:41:30 PMone thing i will always feel guilty for were all the craneflies i killed because i was terrified that they were mosquitos the size of my palmthey aren't mosquitos ;_; how could i accuse them of thatWho cares? They're still bugs. They're still disgusting.I'm technically an adult, but I still go out of my way to kill insects when I see them.That's pretty damn cruel.They don't deserve to even exist on this planet.
Your attitude would quickly change if insects suddenly disappeared.
the world's ecosystem would collapse without them.
Quote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:52:37 PMYour attitude would quickly change if insects suddenly disappeared.I'd be willing to let that happen. Seriously, people blow the whole insect necessity myth way out of proportion. Humans can pollinate. Low-tier mammals can eat things other than insects. We can breed animals and plants without them.
Quote from: Mikasa Ackerman on September 23, 2015, 02:54:27 PMthe world's ecosystem would collapse without them.This simply isn't true.
Quote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:55:25 PMQuote from: Mikasa Ackerman on September 23, 2015, 02:54:27 PMthe world's ecosystem would collapse without them.This simply isn't true.I don't think you understand what the food chain is.
Quote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:54:49 PMQuote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:52:37 PMYour attitude would quickly change if insects suddenly disappeared.I'd be willing to let that happen. Seriously, people blow the whole insect necessity myth way out of proportion. Humans can pollinate. Low-tier mammals can eat things other than insects. We can breed animals and plants without them.I hope this is some kind of joke or bait.
Quote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:54:49 PMQuote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:52:37 PMYour attitude would quickly change if insects suddenly disappeared.I'd be willing to let that happen. Seriously, people blow the whole insect necessity myth way out of proportion. Humans can pollinate. Low-tier mammals can eat things other than insects. We can breed animals and plants without them.And you, you're completely disregarding just how critical insects are to life on Earth. I suggest you do some grade school-tier research on how food chains work before spouting nonsense like that.
Quote from: Mikasa Ackerman on September 23, 2015, 02:57:27 PMQuote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:55:25 PMQuote from: Mikasa Ackerman on September 23, 2015, 02:54:27 PMthe world's ecosystem would collapse without them.This simply isn't true.I don't think you understand what the food chain is.Refer to my above post. Humans can pollinate and grow plants ourselves. We can breed and consume animals ourselves. We've superseded the need for a food chain when everything can be done artificially anyway.
Quote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:58:42 PMQuote from: Mikasa Ackerman on September 23, 2015, 02:57:27 PMQuote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:55:25 PMQuote from: Mikasa Ackerman on September 23, 2015, 02:54:27 PMthe world's ecosystem would collapse without them.This simply isn't true.I don't think you understand what the food chain is.Refer to my above post. Humans can pollinate and grow plants ourselves. We can breed and consume animals ourselves. We've superseded the need for a food chain when everything can be done artificially anyway.Okay then, let's just wait till the bees don't buzz anymore and no more good and tasty organic honey is made.
Insects are literally scum. They can't feel pain, they can't even think. They don't deserve to even exist on this planet.
I almost hit a dog on my bike when riding.Instead, i hit the breaks and flew off :c
Quote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:50:35 PMInsects are literally scum. They can't feel pain, they can't even think. They don't deserve to even exist on this planet.I'm not biologist but most of them respond to bodily harm in ways similar to higher level animals, indicating they have some sense of desire not to experience something. "but thats instinctual behavior patterns!" So is your repulsion of insects. There's a reason this elicits a different response than this.
Quote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:59:48 PMQuote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:54:49 PMQuote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:52:37 PMYour attitude would quickly change if insects suddenly disappeared.I'd be willing to let that happen. Seriously, people blow the whole insect necessity myth way out of proportion. Humans can pollinate. Low-tier mammals can eat things other than insects. We can breed animals and plants without them.And you, you're completely disregarding just how critical insects are to life on Earth. I suggest you do some grade school-tier research on how food chains work before spouting nonsense like that.I love how everyone just ignores my posts, lmaoWe. Don't. Need. A. Food. Chain.
Quote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 03:00:28 PMQuote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:59:48 PMQuote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:54:49 PMQuote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:52:37 PMYour attitude would quickly change if insects suddenly disappeared.I'd be willing to let that happen. Seriously, people blow the whole insect necessity myth way out of proportion. Humans can pollinate. Low-tier mammals can eat things other than insects. We can breed animals and plants without them.And you, you're completely disregarding just how critical insects are to life on Earth. I suggest you do some grade school-tier research on how food chains work before spouting nonsense like that.I love how everyone just ignores my posts, lmaoWe. Don't. Need. A. Food. Chain.we would rely on genetically engineering to grow crops,
Quote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 03:00:28 PMQuote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:59:48 PMQuote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:54:49 PMQuote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:52:37 PMYour attitude would quickly change if insects suddenly disappeared.I'd be willing to let that happen. Seriously, people blow the whole insect necessity myth way out of proportion. Humans can pollinate. Low-tier mammals can eat things other than insects. We can breed animals and plants without them.And you, you're completely disregarding just how critical insects are to life on Earth. I suggest you do some grade school-tier research on how food chains work before spouting nonsense like that.I love how everyone just ignores my posts, lmaoWe. Don't. Need. A. Food. Chain.It is somewhat possible to survive without the food chain, but quality of life would be greatly reduced. Most plants would die, we would rely on genetically engineering to grow crops, CO2 levels would increase drastically, people in developing countries would be completely fucked over, and so forth. Even the disappearance of honeybees that is happening right now has severe implications for life on this planet.
Quote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 03:04:38 PMQuote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 03:00:28 PMQuote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:59:48 PMQuote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:54:49 PMQuote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:52:37 PMYour attitude would quickly change if insects suddenly disappeared.I'd be willing to let that happen. Seriously, people blow the whole insect necessity myth way out of proportion. Humans can pollinate. Low-tier mammals can eat things other than insects. We can breed animals and plants without them.And you, you're completely disregarding just how critical insects are to life on Earth. I suggest you do some grade school-tier research on how food chains work before spouting nonsense like that.I love how everyone just ignores my posts, lmaoWe. Don't. Need. A. Food. Chain.It is somewhat possible to survive without the food chain, but quality of life would be greatly reduced. Most plants would die, we would rely on genetically engineering to grow crops, CO2 levels would increase drastically, people in developing countries would be completely fucked over, and so forth. Even the disappearance of honeybees that is happening right now has severe implications for life on this planet.Like I said, plants don't rely solely on insects for pollination. Trees don't either. Animals, wind currents, etc do a lot of the work there. And once a tree is already planted and growing, it doesn't need insects in any way.
Quote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 03:00:28 PMQuote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:59:48 PMQuote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:54:49 PMQuote from: Connoisseur of Dicks on September 23, 2015, 02:52:37 PMYour attitude would quickly change if insects suddenly disappeared.I'd be willing to let that happen. Seriously, people blow the whole insect necessity myth way out of proportion. Humans can pollinate. Low-tier mammals can eat things other than insects. We can breed animals and plants without them.And you, you're completely disregarding just how critical insects are to life on Earth. I suggest you do some grade school-tier research on how food chains work before spouting nonsense like that.I love how everyone just ignores my posts, lmaoWe. Don't. Need. A. Food. Chain.Without proper preparation to accommodate the disappearance of it the food industry wouldn't respond fast enough (because you're essentially creating an industry in a week's time) to not have people starving to death.Sure inevitably things would stabilize, but that's not the point. The point is we couldn't sustain what we currently have without those things.
You're wrong. Many plants solely rely on insects for pollination as other species do not pollinate nearly as much to sustain the species.
Quote from: eggsalad on September 23, 2015, 03:02:26 PMQuote from: Carsonogen on September 23, 2015, 02:50:35 PMInsects are literally scum. They can't feel pain, they can't even think. They don't deserve to even exist on this planet.I'm not biologist but most of them respond to bodily harm in ways similar to higher level animals, indicating they have some sense of desire not to experience something. "but thats instinctual behavior patterns!" So is your repulsion of insects. There's a reason this elicits a different response than this.HOLY SHIT THAT PARROT PLUS SOAD IM DED NIGGA IM DED
Quote from: True Turquoise on September 23, 2015, 02:48:02 PMI almost hit a dog on my bike when riding.Instead, i hit the breaks and flew off :cLOL GRAVITY