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Old 22-September-2008, 12:39 PM
Warren Platts Warren Platts is offline
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Originally Posted by slang View Post
How is extinction of humanity through removal of the planet any different than extinction of humanity through bio-weapon research gone wrong or through all out nuclear war? You were the one arguing that it does not matter how tiny the chance of catastrophic failure is. I'm arguing that if that chance is much smaller than other human induced humanity extinction, perhaps your time would be better spent protesting against those.
(A) Disease and nuclear war won't cause the extinction of humanity.

(B) Your anthropocentricism is morally wrong besides being ultimately self-defeating. Do you think we have the right to superkill other species? If so, you should be spending your time protesting the Endangered Species Act of 1972. And thanks for the idea: the LHC is also in violation of the ESA. I'll be sure to pass this promising legal strategy on to Wagner and his friends.
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