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A painting by Leonardo is worth less than a cockroach? Spotlight


The application may be less stupid than it appears. You simply compare the values \u200b\u200bof a work of art with those of a living species. The work of art has two core values:

1) The aesthetic value, which is important because the primary purpose of art is beauty;
2) the educational value, in turn divided into two subsections Firstly each work gives information on the history and development of art and historical context in which it was created, and secondly some works may deliberately hold messages philosophical / political / social / aesthetic left by the artist who wants to educate the public.

These two values \u200b\u200bare shared by all living things:

1) Every living thing has aesthetic value, even (indeed, usually especially) often considered disgusting creatures: the people have no idea of \u200b\u200bthe breathtaking beauty of an insect just because does not look long enough before you step on it.
2) Every living scientists teaches concepts of botany, zoology, microbiology, physiology, ecology and evolution. Obviously, no one alive today has a "message" left by the artist, unless you are not those troglodytes creationists.

These are joined by three others, however:

3) Practical use: the man no longer use the library, in your opinion? And the tuna that free ride from where it is, from a farm? A small clue: the tuna population has fallen by 90% in the last century, and continues to decline. Many wild species also have important practical use (especially marine), and must be protected. The legendary entomologist (I know that this association of words may shock you, unless you know what an entomologist Bedouins) Edward O. Wilson also suggests that the income derived from the rainforest could grow dramatically if instead of tear them down to get the wood (causing incalculable and irreparable damage to the ecosystem) will proceed with the sale of wild fruits, oils and some of them originated in edible animals, goods that are produced continuously at no cost.
4) gene bank: even more important. Each species has its DNA, and the search has just pointed out on the world of genetic recombination: the wild creatures have genes that allow them to produce useful substances or to survive in extreme conditions, genes that may be inserted into the DNA of different species to multiply or vary the effect. The importance of the more bizarre and exotic creatures have for medical biotechnology, food, industrial is enormous, and still virtually unexplored.
5) ecological role: the most important of all. Each species has a part in the ecosystem, and the consequences of extinction are often unpredictable: the disappearance of some creatures may have little or no weight, but more often results in dramatic changes at times throughout the surrounding habitat, and there are finally some so important species whose disappearance may lead to total destruction of the ecosystem in which they live (and yes, it is usually considered repulsive or insignificant creatures). We too are part of the ecosystem, we breathe oxygen generated by plants, and animals eat plants, and we depend from it.

Pull your sums.