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It basically is. Lightning is not caused by humans in the majority of cases.

In short: humans aren't required for fire to exist. Your argument is faulty.

You're just assuming it was lightning. Or that lightning was the only culprit. Which is most likely false; Natives have been setting control fires for centuries, yes. That's wrong and primitive i think. But the problem was most likely aggravated by climate changes;

No, I've witnessed lightning start a fire. And so have many others. You have no basis to deny this natural occurrence. Even climate change deniers can't disagree with this. Its not even up as part of a climate change debate. At best, you're just plain wrong; at worst you're simply committed to a useless narrative which blinds you from actual truth.

Insulting natives for lighting fires shows complete disrespect and ignorance of the underlying environments, flora and fauna as well as their part in all of it. You aren't advanced and knowledgeable: you're just ignorant, smug, and delusional.

> I've witnessed lightning start a fire. And so have many others. You have no basis to deny this natural occurrence.

I agree that there seems to be a bit of bias (if not racism) in the OP's point, but there's no denying that the vast majority of fires are created by humans, whether indigenous, farmers, or hikers.

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