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My hypothetical was one where everyone did agree. I think preserving nature can be quite harmful: https://www.animal-ethics.org/wild-animal-suffering-matters/
by ShredKazoo 4y ago
My hypothetical was one where everyone did agree.
I think preserving nature can be quite harmful: https://www.animal-ethics.org/wild-animal-suffering-matters/ https://www.animal-ethics.org/wild-animal-suffering-matters/
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature
(BTW, I think it's important to fight global warming -- but not because preserving the planetary status quo is important for its own sake)
- nixpulvis 4y agoI'm not looking at this from the microscopic perspective of animal suffering. Biodiversity alone is a pretty good signal for the health of our ecosystem. Yes, I'm quite glad humans have designed generally safer and happier means of existence for ourselves than the perils of the rest of the animal (and other lifeforms) kingdoms, but this does not make us immune from some harsh realities of nature. If we are careful, we should preserve our status without ushering in a complete collapse of those around us.