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Reply #62: Actually, "human activity is causing species extinctions" is a subjective value statement. [View All]

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joshcryer

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Fri Aug-21-09 04:54 PM
Response to Reply #51

62. Actually, "human activity is causing species extinctions" is a subjective value statement.

We see down thread the dismissal of 100 billion human lives yet we see a concern for the extinction of other animals (extinctions being a part of the planetary cycle for eons). There is a subjective value statement here, whether you like it or not.

For instance, "Human activity is saving species from extinction" is another statement of fact which has with it a subjective value statement.

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