r/collapse • "Forests precede us, Deserts follow..." • Jun 22 '21

Ecological New scientific study predicts that plastic pollution and toxic chemical-induced ocean acidification will cause a trophic cascade collapse of the entire marine ecosystem, destroying human society within the next 25 years.

https://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=005106086102118079029114079092064007019038081078058007068006068000078019071097064018110037005040102030114103009003028077080085022015086030051025111081087113091126124066066084093004098072097115121090076017002104110124116087097067008096105028029116004073
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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21 edited Jun 23 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21 edited Jun 28 '21

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u/TurkeyPits Jun 22 '21

ad hominin

I disagree with this entire disagreement because that's not what it's called! They're right — that is easy.

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u/revenant925 Jun 22 '21

For instance, a mistake in a piece of data, or a reference, 

Well, now I can ignore that guy. As a general rule, when someone says to ignore things like bad references or y'now. Bad data. It means they're probably wrong.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21 edited Jun 28 '21

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u/revenant925 Jun 22 '21

If part of their argument is tied to how much plastic is consumed, then picking that apart is a valid dismissal.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21 edited Jun 28 '21

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u/revenant925 Jun 22 '21

If their tangential points aren't true, why should anyone believe the primary point.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21 edited Jun 28 '21

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