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Re:U.S. Agency Declares 21 Species Now Extinct L by geysersam on Monday November 20, 2023 @05:39AM (#38346047)
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.

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Re:U.S. Agency Declares 21 Species Now Extinct L by refurb on Monday November 20, 2023 @07:13AM (#38346896)
> 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?

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Re:U.S. Agency Declares 21 Species Now Extinct L by geysersam on Monday November 20, 2023 @11:50AM (#38350363)
What about the ramifications of not preventing extinction caused by human activity (or other causes)?
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Re:U.S. Agency Declares 21 Species Now Extinct L by refurb on Monday November 20, 2023 @07:11PM (#38356911)
That’s a separate discussion.

I’m not sure fiddling with natural levels of extinction are smart.

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