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> Say that if everyone voluntarily waited a bit longer to reproduce then after a hundred generations human life expectancy would increase by 25 years. Would we
by jstx1 4y ago
> Say that if everyone voluntarily waited a bit longer to reproduce then after a hundred generations human life expectancy would increase by 25 years. Would we be morally obligated to do that?
I don't get this. Why is it true?
- Metacelsus 4y agoIt likely isn't true, but it's a thought experiment.
- jstx1 4y agoOh right, the hypothetical aspect went over my head.
- lentil_soup 4y agoI think the general idea is people carrying genes that would kill them early on in their life wouldn't get a chance to pass those genes, effectively eradicating them. So it follows that the average lifespan would increase. Richard Dawkins talks briefly about this in his Selfish Gene book