Well this board has sat here empty for several days, so I figure I would light a fire to generate some activity, so here goes.

The hubris espoused by some environmentalists is limitless. Humans are masters of the universe and can bend nature to our will.

I have to admit this is some Grade A trolling, but if that's what it takes to get a board started, I'm in.

'Humans are masters of the universe.'

As if. We're not even masters of our own planet. We're rarely even masters of our own geography; it was only the limits of technology and travel that kept separate tribes apart long enough to evolve different colors and features on the various continents. (I have hope that the vast distances of space will keep us away from other extra-terrestrial civilizations, otherwise I see even more war in our future.)

Since we really have no idea where we're going (Allegorical quote from The Truman Show: 'How Does It End'?') it doesn't seem that bringing back a dead species poses much risk. The planet, sometimes with our help, has killed off thousands of species (millions!) over time, and new ones grow to fill the niche left behind. It probably sounds cavalier, but one more species, big deal. It'll survive or it won't. Oh well.