The Fatal Species

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This book explores a critical moment in history where warlike primates are wreaking havoc on the delicate web of life that Charles Darwin described. Humanity is engaged in a destructive war against nature, leading to the fastest mass extinction ever recorded and rising global temperatures that threaten to incinerate the biosphere within a single lifetime. Despite this awareness, humans continue to release carbon from the Earth's crust into the atmosphere and oceans, resulting in a catastrophic auto-da-fe of the terrestrial biosphere. Amplifying feedbacks from global warming, such as wildfires, methane release, ice melt, and warming oceans, are escalating at an unprecedented rate, while societies divert their remaining resources into warfare, including the potential for nuclear conflict. This poses a grave threat not only to human existence but also to countless other species. Emerging from the ice ages, humans have built advanced civilizations marked by violence and bloodshed, often betraying the innocent. With a mindset shaped by illusions of power, paranoia, aggression towards nature, and a lack of respect for women, humanity finds itself in a tragic struggle between intellect and emotion, leading to dire consequences for all.