“But I also benefit from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, in that I live on land that was formerly dinosaur-occupied”—you… do know that asteroid as a cause is unlikely, and something like volcano activity is much closer (not that it makes much difference to the argument)?
I don’t know that. I was taught about the asteroid years ago and haven’t had a reason to doubt it. The last time I came across the subject, was a video by kurzgesagt, explaining that the asteroid wrecked stuff up for years to come, causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, among other things.
“But I also benefit from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, in that I live on land that was formerly dinosaur-occupied”—you… do know that asteroid as a cause is unlikely, and something like volcano activity is much closer (not that it makes much difference to the argument)?
I don’t know that. I was taught about the asteroid years ago and haven’t had a reason to doubt it. The last time I came across the subject, was a video by kurzgesagt, explaining that the asteroid wrecked stuff up for years to come, causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, among other things.