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> If the last human dies and there is no one there to witness it, who is there to claim this a catastrophe? I would care. As a human (as a living organism, rea
by throwaway744678 4y ago
> If the last human dies and there is no one there to witness it, who is there to claim this a catastrophe?
I would care. As a human (as a living organism, really), I have children because I hope they outlive me (that's not the only reason!). In a way, they are what's left of me when I'm dead. And my grandchildren when my children are dead. So, yes, I would be sad if my children choose to not have any children themselves, and I would consider it a catastrophe if the hypothesis that a whole generation stopped having kids materialized.
- jemmyw 4y agoBut if your children's children's children decide not to have kids then you'll already be gone so you won't care. We can talk about worry about the future without us while we're still alive but once we're dead it's kind of immaterial what we wanted.