"If it's clear that we exterminated a species, I think we have a moral imperative to do something about it," says Michael Archer [talking about creating a passenger pigeon out of DNA from stuffed specimens].In the same vein, says I: "My uncle burnt his family's book collection, so I think I have a moral imperative to gather some of the ashes and write a blog post."
April 10, 2013
Very compelling moral imperatives
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Ha! I like the analogy - I am sceptical about the idea of "recreating" extinct species, which is a eye-catching plan, but no real answer to the biodiversity crisis....the real moral imperative is surely to STOP THINGS GOING EXTINCT NOW!
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