[JoeAltmaier]

That's very true. But consider: millions of creatures went extinct before our time. What we see today is just those that happened to be extant as we came to civilization. Are they more important than all those that came before? Are they significant at all?

Some say yes; others think perhaps an albino tiger isn't all that pertinent, when we can (soon) create a pink polka-dot tiger that fetches your slippers.

[enupten]

That's like saying, I know my life doesn't mean anything to the Universe, and then consequently jumping out the window.