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> I hope this doesn't come across as inhumane, but hypothetically what would be the bio-diversity/eco-system impact of simply exterminating or at least curbing
by jmnicolas 6y ago
> I hope this doesn't come across as inhumane, but hypothetically what would be the bio-diversity/eco-system impact of simply exterminating or at least curbing these huge bat colonies.
If you rationalize it like this, then why is it bad to slightly reduce human population?
- DoingIsLearning 6y agoI suppose what is good and what is bad is very much relative to your viewpoint. From a human vantage point we have a vested interest and a genetic imperative of reproduction and self-preservation. I would guess-estimate that, if given the choice and the cognition, bats would likely also choose to self-preservate to the detriment of Humans.
- jmnicolas 6y ago> genetic imperative of reproduction and self-preservation. As we can see with 7+ billions people on earth (or lemmings) too much reproduction threatens self-preservation, hence my previous comment. If we take out any emotion and go by pure logic, a virus culling the herd doesn't seem to be a bad thing. Now I'm like anyone else, I'd rather not be culled but I understand that if we don't find solutions, nature will.
- keymone 6y agoDepends on the method. We’re already hard at work stopping population growth by getting people out of poverty. Very probable that it’ll turn into population decline in a few decades.
- pengaru 6y agoDoes that take into account the COVID-19 baby boom?