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So are you arguing we should prevent the extinction that would happen naturally? The extinction where man played no role? Why?

• geysersam 3y ago
  Maybe. If that helpes us develop better medicines or food crops it sounds like the smart thing to do. Instead of waiting around for 2 million years until eco-system has recovered. However, in my opinion, it's a rather uninteresting hypothetical because human activity absolutely does play a huge role in the extinction of species today.
  • refurb 3y ago
    > Maybe. If that helpes us develop better medicines or food crops it sounds like the smart thing to do. What about the ramifications of doing so?
    • geysersam 3y ago
      What about the ramifications of not preventing extinction caused by human activity (or other causes)?
      • refurb 3y ago
        That’s a separate discussion. I’m not sure fiddling with natural levels of extinction are smart.