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Comment author: HedonicTreader 30 March 2015 09:45:12PM 2 points [-]

Your position supports the argument that it could be a good thing -- it is inadequate for supporting the argument that it will be a good thing.

You're right; perhaps there will be e.g. more suffering than the whole thing is worth.

A "technological civilization" with enough resources can implement much better versions of all of these.

Yes, that's why I'd expect the value of nature to decrease as technology progresses. If you look to science fiction, the Star Trek Federation certainly had no need for any untouched nature for any purpose other than sentimentality.

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