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We might. How can you be so sure.

• usrusr 9y ago
  That hypothetical unborn child might just as well keep some other person from making that one magical discovery. Anyways, the heroic model of progress is flawed.
  • dingo_bat 9y ago
    > That hypothetical unborn child might just as well keep some other person from making that one magical discovery. If it can go both ways there's no reason to not have children because of it. There needs to be another reason. > Anyways, the heroic model of progress is flawed. I disagree, but it would be too offtopic to discuss here.
• ForHackernews 9y ago
  Because it's already too late, and we're not even really trying: https://www.vox.com/2016/10/4/13118594/2-degrees-no-more-fossil-fuels https://www.vox.com/2016/10/4/13118594/2-degrees-no-more-fos...