Are humans a plague?

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We have:

Reached a population of 8 billion
Doubled greenhouse gases
Extincted numerous species
Filled the ocean floor with waste
Contaminated the soil with petroleum derivatives
Contaminated aquifers

Could we be considered a plague? Do we have solution?

If you subscribe to the Gaia Hypothesis it could be considered that humans are a pathogen & that global warming is the fever necessary to control the pathogen. Life & the planet did quite well for billions of years without humans. They don't need us, but we need them. — Fred, Jun 18 '21 at 05:08
Sorry but this question will lead to opinion based answers, not facts. — Jean-Marie Prival, Jun 18 '21 at 05:56
Closed yesterday by Jean-Marie Prival, trond hansen, Erik, Universal_learner, Nemesi. What? You closed your own question? This doesn't happen often :) — User123, Jun 19 '21 at 16:31

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 17 '21 at 23:37

In some (Or most ways) Yes. Pollution, Poaching, littering and etc Has hurt Biodiversity, lots of Animals who went extinct because of Humans wouldnt be familiar to an Average person, this link provides some insight into the animals that went extinct.

Humans are the most adaptable Animals in the world, this degree of Adaptability causing tremendous Population growth, Urbanization and etc. However there is a way to solve this.

Denial and Politics has kept us doing this in the recent past, but yes, there is a way to fix this.

Are humans a plague?

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