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The thing I never understood that if entropy steadily marches on, and the sun's energy is finite, isn't this all going to end bad anyways? What will it matter t
by jxramos 8y ago
The thing I never understood that if entropy steadily marches on, and the sun's energy is finite, isn't this all going to end bad anyways? What will it matter to if we all voluntarily go extinct and add another millennia or two or three to the Earth? It will either overheat in a global warming or face eternal freezing when the sun burns out. Why not enjoy the ride while it lasts and allow others to as well.
- Accipitriform 8y ago> The thing I never understood that if entropy steadily marches on, and the sun's energy is finite, isn't this all going to end bad anyways? Ha, well the current estimate is that things should be roughly OK for about another billion years, give or take. It is interesting to reflect that the run of life on Earth is 3/4 (or so) done, though... > What will it matter to if we all voluntarily go extinct and add another millennia or two or three to the Earth? It will either overheat in a global warming or face eternal freezing when the sun burns out. Why not enjoy the ride while it lasts and allow others to as well. We'll be in other star systems long before the Earth is uninhabitable...
- chris_mc 8y agoOne outcome happens in the next hundred years, another in the next few dozen billion years. I know which one I prefer...
- everythingswan 8y agoIt's an interesting question. I think where it goes awry is that your choices directly impact the ability of others to enjoy it. So your voluntary choices (assuming they're detrimental) could mean billions of people don't even get that choice. So what gives you the right to make that choice for them? Not arguing, just offering a counterpoint.