Re:De-Extinction? Surely You’re Joking
by leidenfrost on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @12:41PM
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Can we really re-introduce a de-extincted species?
IMHO we are either overestimating our potential at consciously controlling the natural world, or either underestimating the complexity of nature.
While I love technology as a part of being human and something that definitely sets up apart from other primates (even the other tool making hominids), I find it awkward to see organizations attempting to make planetary artificial changes without even being sure if we can survive as a technology-capable species at all without turning the planet into a boiler.
E.g.: We should still make sure that future generations will be able to enjoy technological wonders like computation without having to throw toxic byproducts into the rivers and seas.
IMHO we are either overestimating our potential at consciously controlling the natural world, or either underestimating the complexity of nature.
While I love technology as a part of being human and something that definitely sets up apart from other primates (even the other tool making hominids), I find it awkward to see organizations attempting to make planetary artificial changes without even being sure if we can survive as a technology-capable species at all without turning the planet into a boiler.
E.g.: We should still make sure that future generations will be able to enjoy technological wonders like computation without having to throw toxic byproducts into the rivers and seas.