spacetravel100

>I dunno about you, but I would be really, really excited if other planets became infested with Earth organisms.

http://reducing-suffering.org/applied-welfare-biology-wild-a...

https://foundational-research.org/the-importance-of-wild-ani...

http://reducing-suffering.org/will-space-colonization-multip...

What is almost always ignored is that these animals would have feelings, and many would suffer enormously as a result of being created into Darwinian ecosystems in which predation, disease, and premature death are endemic. Theologians ask why a good God would create so much cruelty in nature. Future humans should likewise ponder whether it's morally acceptable to create new ecosystems containing vast amounts of suffering, or whether they should pause and seek more compassionate alternatives if they embark upon space colonization.