Are human beings a parasitic infection of the earth?

No. Planet is fine, we are not. We are the one who has to bear the consequences, not the planet. Earth doesn't give a damn about typhoons, climate change or supervolcanoes. It's a giant rocky ball floating somewhere in an expanse that is the universe. Save the planet? Pfft. Planet has been through a lot of stuffs. read more

But if you characterize humans as “earth parasites”, then so is every other life form on earth. So the definition has little meaning in that context. Parasitism requires living off the function of another life form. read more

Parasites are living organisms that live on other organisms. Parasites do not have their own metabolic systems. Keeping that in mind humans can not be termed as parasites. If you are talking about humans being parasites in the figurative way, well in that case too my answer above holds. read more

Parasites are living organisms that live on other organisms. Parasites do not have their own metabolic systems. Keeping that in mind humans can not be termed as parasites. If you are talking about humans being parasites in the figurative way, well in that case too my answer above holds. Humans are right above the food chain. read more

Without explaining the definition scientifically one might leave the conversation with the impression that humans are not invasive and destructive, when that was not the meaning intended by stating that human beings are not parasites . read more