Comment on The Value of Nature and Old Books

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:18:59 GMT

The more fundamental problem is that many people will vote to use their share of nature for profit and not preserve it. I don't think the problem with conservation is entirely due to the absence of popular influence.

Regarding the future people, I don't honor the rights and don't assign value to the well-being of potential people. How about you?

My reasoning: the only decision to do with ethics is whether to create those people. If I act to improve the well-being of children who may be born years from now, and who won't be my children (i.e. it won't be my decision to give them birth), then I will also cause an increase in the number of children produced by these other people, and I will never catch up.

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