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It's interesting that no one cries out over the extinction of species that are harmful to us. Not that I mind; some extinctions are good. Reminds me of a passage from a science fiction novel I read a while back.

"No ballads were written of this great battle; the official account was curt to the point of insult:

"'Technologically Super-advanced and Aggressive Alien Species VI Engaged and Genocided.'

"Alien Species II, III, IV and V had fought longer, more spectacular campaigns, but they were just as dead. ...

"For humanity remained, as it had always been, a decisive and a ruthless species. The Government of the Solar Neighbourhood preached peace and liberty, and tolerance for all sentient creatures. But any alien that threatened the wellbeing of humanity would be eradicated, without a second thought. That was the way it always had been, and always would be."

Palmer, Philip (2010-10-28). Version 43.




Sure they do - in fact, the US and Russia are not destroying the last of the smallpox "for the foreseeable future":

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8267370/We-must...

This results from an anthro-centric cost/benefit analysis, not just a "save the poor deadly organisms", but I expect the same would be true for just about any organism that human science can maintain, and attempts to destroy.


Evolution means adaptability

Sometimes it goes towards being good at fights, sometimes it goes towards being good at fleeing them.

In this case, 'Technologically Super-advanced and Pacific Alien Species X left to their own devices'


Define harmful thought. I do not want poisonous snakes or tigers or great whites exterminated.

I would even think twice about mosquitos.

But this creepy worm thing I have no problem with.


While I agree it's creepy, it would be possible in future to engineer these kind of ogranism, to work inside human bodies and cure them.




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