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I'm not sure why I would do that, although there are instincts which rely on that (e.g. sex). My immediate concerns are of my somatic existence rather than my g

I'm not sure why I would do that, although there are instincts which rely on that (e.g. sex). My immediate concerns are of my somatic existence rather than my genes. If my personal survival depended on the survival of the species (as an example: cryogenics), that would certainly be a factor.

bendbro 9y ago
Because if your genes didn't historically result in an organism with a drive to propagate itself, your genes would have a significantly higher likelihood of dying out in an ancestor generation. If you do not have that drive, then it is natural to cull yourself.