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the endscene of F. D. Klaus reminds me to that Screamers movie from 1995 xD
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'''4) Humans often act unwise.''' | '''4) Humans often act unwise.''' | ||
At this point we could simply link to some "fail compilations" on YouTube. (Or if you prefer parodies, ckeck out this German classic "[[wikipedia:Forklift_Driver_Klaus_%E2%80%93_The_First_Day_on_the_Job|Forklift Driver Klaus]]".) | |||
But there's also this more serious category of ''failing big and systematically''. | |||
For instance, in many states antibiotics are overused. It's against one's better judgment but our greed for money makes it easy to ignore dangers that occur in a delayed way. | |||
We use antibiotics too often to keep ourselves and the livestock healthy. That puts bacteria under [[wikipedia:Evolutionary pressure|evolutionary pressure]]. There are concerns that more ''[[wikipedia:Super_bug_(bacteria)|super bugs]]'' emerge. These multidrug resistant bacteria can't be easily cured. The media-popular MRSA strain residing in hospitals is such a danger. | |||
Scientists try to come up with methods to reuse old antibiotic or find new ones. However, it can be assumed that the bacteria will also adapt to the new inventions. It's a neverending arms race. | Scientists try to come up with methods to reuse old antibiotic or find new ones. However, it can be assumed that the bacteria will also adapt to the new inventions. It's a neverending arms race. | ||
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If we imagine that all antibiotics will become useless, we would have no other chance to make massive use of phages which again causes further adaptions inside the super bugs. | If we imagine that all antibiotics will become useless, we would have no other chance to make massive use of phages which again causes further adaptions inside the super bugs. | ||
===What arguments speak against the Daodan?=== | ===What arguments speak against the Daodan?=== | ||