The Exceptional Species Tries to Save Two Sick Whales

Interfering with the cold, pitiless, purposelessness of natural selection, the exceptional species continues to strive mightily to save two apparently sick whales lost in the Sacramento River, (who may have been hit by a boat propeller). The effort has made newspapers throughout the country and in the world. Exhibiting the profound empathy of which only human beings are capable of consistently exhibiting, we are spending significant resources and time attempting to help creatures who are indifferent to human cares and woes. Well, good for us. Indeed, we are unique in the known universe.

Oh, and for those who say we have a duty to the whales because human activity may have caused their plight—that too is a statement of human exceptionalism. We are the only species who have moral duties. Again, good for us.