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If we have the opportunity to revive a species that humans exterminated, and said species doesn't present any immediate and obvious danger to humanity, then we
by snozolli 2y ago
If we have the opportunity to revive a species that humans exterminated, and said species doesn't present any immediate and obvious danger to humanity, then we absolutely should.
Worst case (according to the article's arguments) we get depressed, ill mammoths that actually damage the ecosystem. So exterminate them again, I guess, and try again when the science improves? Nothing was lost.
- theoreticalmal 2y agoI find it hard to agree that the humanity that is currently un-exterminating mammoth is the same humanity that exterminated them in the first place. Genetically, sure, but our culture and values and technology seems so fantastically different that I don’t see the two as being the same.
- snozolli 2y agoHow is that relevant?