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Would human extinction be a tragedy?

If humans were to be wiped out and became extinct overnight, would the end of the human race be a tragedy? Or would it be a cause for celebration, the end of a malignant tumour in our ecosystem? Maybe it would be neither?

Positions

Yes, it would be a tragedy

The loss of humans from this earth would be tragic

It is irrelevant, it would mean nothing

With no humans left, it would have no meaning.

It depends on the nature of the extinction

The method by which be became extinct would impact how tragic the extinction was

No, it would not be a tragedy

The world would be better off without us

Arguments supporting this position

We bring something to this planet that no other species does

Human beings are the only species with an advanced level of reasoning.

Human technological & scientific progress has so much potential

It would be tragic if this potential went unexplored because of extinction of the human race.

Without humans, many other animals would go extinct

The extinction of the human race would cause other extinctions, making it a tragedy.

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