How did Terradyne predict Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson? (Anti-terraforming)

[Strategos' Risk]

Originally Posted by TGLS

People aren't Vulcans; looking at it purely logically is a mistake.

That's fair, it's just being willing to kill or die over it seems a bit drastic if there's no living organisms at stake. Though the rationales you've given do suggest solid reason for fearing for human lives risked by terraforming.