▁represents ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁concerning ▁fact , ▁while ▁" Under ▁what ▁conditions ▁( if ▁ever ) ▁do ▁we ▁have ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁drive ▁other ▁species ▁to ▁ext inction ▁by ▁elim ination ▁of ▁their ▁habit ats ? ▁Do ▁we ▁viol ate ▁any ▁moral ▁codes ▁when ▁we ▁use ▁gen etic ▁technology ▁to ▁place ▁a ▁gene ▁from ▁one ▁creature ▁into ▁the ▁gen ome ▁of ▁another ▁species ?" ▁represent ▁questions ▁in ▁the ▁domain ▁of ▁values . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁present ▁" an ▁outline ▁of ▁historical ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁conflict , ▁where ▁none ▁should ▁exist ;" ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁speech ▁before ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Bi ological ▁Sciences , ▁G ould ▁str essed ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁reasons ▁for ▁adopt ing ▁NO MA ▁as ▁well , ▁stating ▁that ▁" the ▁reason ▁why ▁we ▁support ▁that ▁position ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁happens ▁to ▁be ▁right , ▁log ically . ▁But ▁we ▁should ▁also ▁be ▁aware ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁very ▁practical ▁as ▁well ▁if ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁prev ail ." ▁ ▁G ould ▁argued ▁that ▁if ▁indeed ▁the ▁pol ling ▁data ▁was ▁correct — and ▁that ▁ 8 0 ▁to ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁Americans ▁believe ▁in ▁a ▁supre me ▁being , ▁and ▁such ▁a ▁belief ▁is ▁misunder stood ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁evolution — then ▁" we ▁have ▁to ▁keep ▁stress ing ▁that ▁religion ▁is ▁a ▁different ▁matter , ▁and ▁science ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁any ▁sense ▁opposed ▁to ▁it ," ▁otherwise ▁" we ' re ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁get ▁very ▁far ." ▁He ▁did