On: Global eradication of wild poliovirus type 2 decla...

[relativisticjet]

Hmmm, so we deliberately rendered a species of organism extinct?

Sounds like it could be a slippery slope. I'm thinking there's a window of moral relativism to explore here.

[_greim_ → relativisticjet]

> We shouldn't do A, because even though A is okay, it will likely lead to B, then C, then D, which is definitely bad.

I don't think this is a valid form of reasoning by itself. The onus is on you to show that the A > B > C > D causality chain is inevitable. Simply mentioning the phrase "slippery slope" doesn't constitute such an argument and can be dismissed without thought.

[rpearl → relativisticjet]

Please describe any benefit to the continued existence of polio in the wild (note that we have contained cultures for scientific study.)

Then we can begin to weigh it against the benefits of eradicating it, like the millions of lives saved and ripple effects from that.