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Do you think germs and viruses actually mean to make us sick and destroy us or is that just what they do to make a living and survive?

Same as humans don't mean to destroy the planet but that is what we are doing trying to make a living and survive.

Posted - January 9, 2022

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  • 13251
    Do you actually believe germs and viruses are conscious, sentient beings with self-awareness and the ability to make such choices? That is the far-fetched assumption necessary for your question to make sense.
      January 9, 2022 10:55 AM MST
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  • 13395
    Humans are conscious, sentient with self awareness with the ability to make choices but still have gone ahead and wrecking the planet.

    When it's an 'outside the mug' question that eliminates any need to make sense.
      January 9, 2022 11:04 AM MST
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  • 44175
    Says you.

      January 9, 2022 11:55 AM MST
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  • 19942
    Germs and viruses are nature's way of keeping the population from exploding and overwhelming man's ability to sustain itself. This post was edited by SpunkySenior at January 9, 2022 5:53 PM MST
      January 9, 2022 1:57 PM MST
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  • 32529
    They do not think or plan.  But the way they evolve in nature is they become more communicable and less dangerous.  This is because if the ones who kill their host die with their host so they cannot spread to the next host.  One that is less deadly, it makes you sick and gets to make others sick and perhaps even gets to make you sick again later. This post was edited by my2cents at January 9, 2022 6:15 PM MST
      January 9, 2022 4:15 PM MST
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  • 13395
    Thanks, that is good to know. This post was edited by Kittigate at January 9, 2022 6:45 PM MST
      January 9, 2022 6:05 PM MST
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  • 9778
    I thought it was our immune system that makes us sick in the process of destroying the virus.
      January 9, 2022 5:35 PM MST
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  • 13395
    An autoimmune disease happens when an overactive immune system attacks certain parts of a person's body but attacking the virus will not make a person ill.
      January 9, 2022 6:02 PM MST
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