Just blow the whole planet up or hurl in an asteroid.
It is pretty racist to punish a whole species (and all the other life forms that are not sentient) but what can you do if there is a real danger.
‘mote in gods eye’ is a fiction where the humans try to make that decision.
In real life there are viruses we prefer to have exterminated, or dangerous animals.
Just blow the whole planet up or hurl in an asteroid. It is pretty racist to punish a whole species (and all the other life forms that are not sentient) but what can you do if there is a real danger. ‘mote in gods eye’ is a fiction where the humans try to make that decision. In real life there are viruses we prefer to have exterminated, or dangerous animals.