Would it be ethical to hook Earth's biosphere into a happiness simulation?
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Yes, and there is an ethical imperative to do so, to prevent existing wild animal suffering
Yes, but there is no ethical imperative to do so
Conditional on resource requirements, it should be done for the species where it is feasible to do so
No, we would inevitably be imposing an anthropocentric version of the ideal and happy life upon non-human animals and life
No (other reason)
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Conditional on well-functioning (negligible risk of malfunction) universal brain-computer interfaces, would it be ethical to hook the nerve endings of Earth's non-human biosphere into happiness simulations that simulate a lifespan of a biologically successful, long-lived, and content/happy member of each respective species?
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