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unless those species are dying because of human activity, why would we want to save them?
by cblconfederate 6y ago
unless those species are dying because of human activity, why would we want to save them?
- boxed 6y ago"Unless"? Yes that is exactly why they are threatened. Have you been living under a rock?
- throwaway316943 6y agoI don’t think there’s an ecosystem left that is free from influence from human activity so you would have to include all of them for that reason alone. Preserving genetic diversity is probably a good enough reason, you never know when that next asteroid is due.
- cblconfederate 6y agogenetic diversity for its own sake is hard to justify as a goal, or else indeed we wouldnt be fighting this virus to extinction
- loa_in_ 6y agoIt's really easy to justify. A very prominent example of why would be penicillin. Who knows how many useful things we'll find and where?
- rory 6y agoBecause elephants and rhinos are cool and interesting, and their existence doesn't cause substantial harm to us or the planet. Do we really need another reason?