Do you believe it’s true humans are the most dangerous animals?

[Anonymous]

In Australia there are more murders than people dying by getting bitten by a snake, shark, spider or crocodile each year.

Here is some research I did online

In 2020, number of homicides for Australia was 221. ... “Intentional homicide.”

Deaths from snakebite rarely occur in Australia — two people die per year on average

According to the Australian Shark Attack File, there were two fatal shark attacks in 2021 and seven in 2020.

Saltwater crocodile attacks DO happen in Australia on a regular basis. (Most attacks are on pets and livestock, but unfortunately there also regular accidents involving humans, and about two per year are fatal.

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Also think about the most dangerous events that have happened in history. Wars, Holocaust and 9/11. All of this were committed by humans.

[NamerOfStars]

The two most popular religions on Earth worship the same god. One of them holds that said god sent a messenger; the other holds that said messenger WAS that god. Clearly worth listening to, no? Well, that message was, in essence, "Knock it off with the violence".

And what was humanity's response to our most popular god saying to cool it with the killing? We nailed Him to a stick. And when some of us started questioning how many nails were used, we started killing them over it.

I question how any animal COULD be more dangerous than humans.

[Guy13]

Yes, the human race, that is made in the image of God is fallen and scary as hell if left unto Ourselves.
We are not animals. We have Being, therefore, we possess a Soul, Mind, and Body. No animal possess soul, mind, and body.

[AviatorTom]

Humans are the only animal species that kills members of their own species. Sure, there are creatures that kill their own and cannibalize them, but humans do it for sport, for vengeance, or just because they're having a bad day. Humans ARE dangerous.

[jshm2]

Don't be a dipshit, kiddo.

Malaria kills more people each year than war. Poor health heart attacks and suicides are more common than homicides.

Humans are in a constant state of loss, is what you mean to say.

[EyeKnowMeNahYou]

Of course humans are the most dangerous animal you know why because we think and we know the difference between right and wrong and we have reasoning skills which means we have choices and deciding whether to do harm or to do greatness

[slatyb]

Yes, that's true. But mosquitos are also very dangerous.

[Adronicus]

Yes, for one simple reason; we are self aware & still choose to do evil on a collective level.

[Anonymous]

Well of course the homicide rate in Australia would be higher than the death rate from animal attacks. It's not like Australians run around naked with spears and live in grass huts among the animals.

[Creampiekarl420]

Clearly you have no clue how deadly cephalopods are they can eat sharks and killer whales

[h3ll00]

Yes. As I don't think other animals plot to harm their own kind

[Anonymous]

Depends on how you define "dangerous." I was at the ocean the other day and saw a bird pluck a fish from the water and eat it. Murder! Would you consider that bird dangerous? It certainly kills...

[Anonymous]

Yes I do. Just look at what we've done to our planet.

[John_Doesnt]

We haven't killed as many as bacteriophages have.

[LimitedBenefits101]

Yes that is very true.

[Stoner710]

No that’s not true