Uncertainty about the net utility of wild animals is also true of human life. Itâs an open question whether the average human life is net negative or net positive.
Would you therefore also say that propagating human lives on other planets is âextremely badâ?
I think there are extremely obvious disanalogies along several axes here. (1) agentic differences between humans going to space by choice and wild animals being taken or bred there without agency, (2) the difference in our general ability to understand non-human animal welfare and human welfare, (3) the general set point of best guesses as to the net positivity and net negativity of human lives. Without giving me more context on your premises or underlying moral values, itâs hard to know where to begin a response.
I suspect we arenât reasoning from the same principles and therefore there isnât much point in continuing the conversation, but feel free to expand on what your views would be about bringing wild animals to space (or humans) if youâd like.
Uncertainty about the net utility of wild animals is also true of human life. Itâs an open question whether the average human life is net negative or net positive.
Would you therefore also say that propagating human lives on other planets is âextremely badâ?
I think there are extremely obvious disanalogies along several axes here. (1) agentic differences between humans going to space by choice and wild animals being taken or bred there without agency, (2) the difference in our general ability to understand non-human animal welfare and human welfare, (3) the general set point of best guesses as to the net positivity and net negativity of human lives. Without giving me more context on your premises or underlying moral values, itâs hard to know where to begin a response.
I suspect we arenât reasoning from the same principles and therefore there isnât much point in continuing the conversation, but feel free to expand on what your views would be about bringing wild animals to space (or humans) if youâd like.