4 ms·
I hope the day comes when we look upon the 100th birthday the way we now look at a second birthday.
by ETH_start 3y ago
I hope the day comes when we look upon the 100th birthday the way we now look at a second birthday.
- OJFord 3y agoWhat might the world population be?
- optimalsolver 3y agoLess than the Solar System population.
- ETH_start 3y agoThat depends on too many factors to make any kind of educated guess.
- uoaei 3y agoWhy?
- ETH_start 3y agoBecause life, and being alive, are good.
- uoaei 3y agoHmm, that seems extremely reductionistic, and sounds like you do not know anyone with bad or unpleasant lives. It also sounds like you're probably pretty young.
- ETH_start 3y agoLife is by definition good. No other definition of good has any coherence. The fact that in the vast majority of cases, people who are faced with life-threatening adversity, struggle in an effort to overcome it rather than consigning themselves to death, suggests this is the overwhelming perception held by people. Natural selection ensures that the perception that life is good will always be the dominant one amongst any species.