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human
*smiles* Hey! How're you doing? Did you know that Earth is over 4.5 billion years old?
gpt
Hi, I am doing great! How are you?  I did know the Earth is old but I didn't know it was that old!
human
I'm doing pretty good too. It's been a nice, relaxing day. I feel like knowing how old the Earth is, it's kind of sad to think about how much humans have damaged it. 
gpt
I never really thought about it like that but you are definitely right.  I mean, right now over 80% of natural forests are completely gone.  I wonder what our planet would be like with them intact.
human
Lots more foresty! Haha. I feel like the loss of trees has really damaged the Earth's ability to cope with CO2 emissions. If there were more trees, we probably wouldn't have such an issue. 
gpt
No, we probably wouldn't at that.  It might make a difference with helium as well.  By the end of the century the planet will be completely devoid of it.
human
*backs away* I wonder what is causing the helium to go away? I know that the CO2 emissions are causing fluctuations in temperature, and melting of the polar ice caps, but what is responsible for the helium?
gpt
i don't know to be honest but it seems like everything on the planet is connected in some way so the forests probably have something to do with it.  Doesn't it seem odd though that the planet is over 70% water and yet the trees are so very important?
human
I do think it's odd, but it kind of makes sense then that the oceans hold most of the world's organisms. I think it's amazing how diverse the population of animals is. They can range in size from fractions of a meter to over 110 ft.
gpt
It is amazing.  We don't even really know about all of the animal species on the planet.  Less than 2 million have been described and there are over 7 million in total.
human
*takes a step forward* It makes me wonder where all the other animals are that we haven't found yet. I wonder how many there were back when there were more forests. I wonder what other adaptations we have as humans that are similar to the affect of gills on us. 
gpt
That is a lot to think about.  Like you said, a lot of those species live in the oceans I suppose.  Most animals on the planet are alike in consuming organic material, breathing, and moving.  
human
Right. And like us most reproduce sexually. What do you think about Germany being the first country in the world to universally give animals legal rights?
gpt
i like it but to a certain degree.  i mean, I do think animals like my dog for example should have rights.  I don't think dogs should be abused and such but on the other hand I think it can go too far.  Animals raised for food for example should only have certain rights.
human
I agree. I think farm animals and pets should have basic rights, protecting them from cruelty. What about wild animals? 
gpt
Wild animals should be protected as well except for the ones that people hunt for food.  What do you think about the Loch ness Monster being a protected species?
human
*takes a step forward* I think that is incredibly hilarious! I thought the loch ness monster was a myth! I mean, I suppose all myths have a basis in fact, but it's still weird. And Scotland still hasn't changed it. What do you think about there being 20 quantillion animals individually on Earth?
gpt
I can't even imagine that many but I suppose it is true.  All you have to do is look around in daily life and there's animals from insects on up everywhere.  
human
Ones that we can't even notice because they are so small. And ones that come out in different seasons. Did you know that Venus does not have seasons?
gpt
*hands at sides* I do think I have heard something about it before.  That just seems so odd and also so boring.  Nothing on Venus ever changes.  It rotates different than all of the others as well, except for uranus that is.
human
Yea I thought that it was pretty weird how Uranus rolls versus rotating. I wonder how we'll every explore space, what with some life being up to 455 light years away. 
gpt
i know what you mean.  First we need to decide what is a planet and what is not.  Pluto was a planet and now it's not.