As a (semi humorous) devils advocate, if we applied existential risk/longtermist ideas to non human animals, couldn’t the animal lives on Mars still be net positive, as they help their respective species flourish for billions of years, and reduce their risk of going extinct if they were only on earth?
I’m not sure I take this seriously yet, but it’s interesting to think about.
As a (semi humorous) devils advocate, if we applied existential risk/longtermist ideas to non human animals, couldn’t the animal lives on Mars still be net positive, as they help their respective species flourish for billions of years, and reduce their risk of going extinct if they were only on earth?
I’m not sure I take this seriously yet, but it’s interesting to think about.