system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Why is it acceptable to want to wipe out a virus/bacteria but not any other creature? Don't they all have an environmental niche to fill?
gpt
I think the relevant point is that their environment is human. If we don't take the tact that it's ok to do away with bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens, then we accept the idea many people may die because of this decision. In the end, we decide humans are more important than pathogens and a natural consequence of that decision is that pathogens must go. This is a utilitarian perspective, right?