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Who is "we" exactly? Go back in time far enough and you will find your ancestors are of a different species. So why are we throwing a pass to some future "alien
by T_S_ 14y ago
Who is "we" exactly? Go back in time far enough and you will find your ancestors are of a different species. So why are we throwing a pass to some future "alien" species? Is this some sort of cosmic chain letter we just received?
The arguments I hear on this subject really sound more like a guy talking himself into buying that Porsche (or Tesla!) than anything else.
Keep sending the robots!
- jlgreco 14y agoYou could use the same logic to justify wrecking the environment.
- T_S_ 14y agoNot really. I am expecting my grandkids to still be the same species.
- jlgreco 14y agoHow many generations in the future does it take before you cut off your compassion?
- T_S_ 14y agoLet's see. 1 generation => Lots of compassion. 6 billion years => no compassion. So somewhere in between. How about you?
- jlgreco 14y ago...I am not sure where you are getting such massive numbers from. Modified gamblers fallacy?
- T_S_ 14y agoOK I'll bite. What's your number?
- jlgreco 14y agoYou appear to be missing my point. I am not criticizing your lack of apathy for people in the absurdly distant future. Rather I am puzzled that you are even thinking along those lines. acomar was discussing extinction events and you seem relate that to billions of years in the future. I find that rather incredibly odd. Is it optimism?