[Robotbeat]

(Taking a step back, big picture, so forgive the mystical language... We ARE talking about morality here, after all...)

What if the ONLY reason humans are worth it to Gaia/life/Earth/etc is the ability to seed life on other planets? What if we're Gaia's reproductive system, the whole reason Gaia puts up with our massive extinction-causing existence?

[Artistry121]

I've definitely had this thought before. Humans are like a long shot bet. It comes at the cost of the risk of a major extinction event but, if successful, could seed life across worlds directly.

Imagine a hundred worlds all with life forms subject to evolution.

Basically two ways of that life growing past its planet: 1) A lucky asteroid strike or other outside event 2) A form of creature that can build tools to get out of the planet

Only #2 would have an inbuilt strategy for galactic survival.