03-31-2004, 09:14 PM
Quote:"Could we forgive ourselves if we caused the extinction of the first extraterrestrial species we came into contact with?".
If that life form were a microbe whose killing power amongst humans was the equivalent of ebola or the bubonic plague, absolutely. Kill it before it propagates.
Otherwise, folks will have us arguing civil rights for cancer tumors. :P
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete