Susan: Many rare plants have provided cures for various diseases  Since many plants have been lost to extinction, it is likely that there could have been cures for many more diseases  That is why it is important for us to manage our resources responsibly and prevent plant extinction  Robert: But plants are not our resources, they are part of the same environment we inhabit, and we are not superior to them
We must treat plants as the co-equal inhabitants of this planet that they are
whether animals should be prevented from extinction