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What effect would this have on the ecosystems of the beach? I suppose in some sense you could consider it a trolley problem - do we kill one to save millions -
by esotericn 7y ago
What effect would this have on the ecosystems of the beach?
I suppose in some sense you could consider it a trolley problem - do we kill one to save millions - but it seems very intensive?
- cryptoz 7y agoWell, it's a twist on the trolley problem because there is a background state of coral reefs and beaches dying already. So we're killing the beaches and saving none, presently. I think this is a case where the trolley problem is easily morally solved; it's morally urgent to slow pace of coral reef death and other marine life death, and since it is already our actions causing this I think it is quite morally right to take any action that reduces the suffering of life overall.
- mistrial9 7y ago.. if vast over-simplifications are taken as truth, then yes.
- zby 7y agoThere are already four natural olivine beaches on Earth - we can study them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papakolea_Beach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papakolea_Beach