Relatively few people have thought through the moral implications of a few hundred million years of nature red in tooth and claw, so that's not exactly surprisi

Relatively few people have thought through the moral implications of a few hundred million years of nature red in tooth and claw, so that's not exactly surprising. After all, relatively few people have even thought through the moral implications of the fact that they can purchase abundant cheap meat from any supermarket. The thought of starting a simulation that has even a slight chance of creating entities capable of suffering should give anyone a major pause.