Liam decides that the Author agrees with him, Johnny is wrong about being tight, and We discuss Utopian projects, such as dictatorships.
Content Warnings:
R1: discussion of cults without intent to convert
O4–Opinions likely to cause offense to selected groups and to the sensibilities of many; subject matter likely to cause distress or offense to the same.
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Ethics Bowl Case:
In Jurassic Park-like fashion, scientists have been attempting to bring recently-extincted species
back from the dead, so to speak. The 5 April 2013 journal Science reported that the first live
product of de-extinction, a Pyrenean ibex, lasted only a few minutes before extincting again.
The ibex, which was produced by a process similar to that used for Dolly, the infamous cloned
sheep, was driven to extinction in the first place with the help of humans. Some scientists think
it only fitting that humans play a part in the de-extinction of those species that we helped to
extinct in the first place.
An environmental argument for de-extinction arises from the case of the wooly mammoth, a
species whose de-extinction would likely have beneficial consequences, such as the restoration
of a more diverse ecology in the Arctic. Unfortunately for dinosaur enthusiasts, species of
dinosaurs are not contenders for de-extinction at the moment, as the processes for de-extinction
that are currently available require “fresher” DNA. And some notable environmental scientists
are concerned about the unforeseen effects of reintroducing a de-extincted species into an
environment, much like the unforeseen effects of introducing non-native species of plants or
animals into novel environments. One might also wonder whether de-extincted creatures fall
under endangered species laws and whether it is appropriate to use the term ‘extinct’ for species
from this time forward, given that de-extinction is an imminent possibility.
