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Religion and Ethics Discussion => Philosophy, in all its guises. => Topic started by: Bramble on October 20, 2021, 01:53:21 PM

Title: Longtermism
Post by: Bramble on October 20, 2021, 01:53:21 PM

Fascinating stuff, in a scary way:

https://aeon.co/essays/why-longtermism-is-the-worlds-most-dangerous-secular-credo

It reminded me of this, from yesterday's Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/oct/19/earths-demise-could-rid-galaxy-of-meaning-warns-brian-cox-ahead-of-cop26

There appear to be no limits to human hubris.

Title: Re: Longtermism
Post by: jeremyp on October 20, 2021, 04:45:22 PM

Quote from: Bramble on October 20, 2021, 01:53:21 PM

Fascinating stuff, in a scary way:

https://aeon.co/essays/why-longtermism-is-the-worlds-most-dangerous-secular-credo

It reminded me of this, from yesterday's Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/oct/19/earths-demise-could-rid-galaxy-of-meaning-warns-brian-cox-ahead-of-cop26

There appear to be no limits to human hubris.

If humans were to go extinct, life would be improved for a fair amount of the biomass on this planet. On the whole, I think the only bad thing about human extinction is that it will involve immense amounts of suffering and that's why I'm against it. Once we're all gone, nobody will care anymore - literally.

Title: Re: Longtermism
Post by: Udayana on October 23, 2021, 04:04:04 PM

Don't really get it.

If the universe is meaningless how will any amount of ideology or confused humans going to create some?

Similarly, if there is meaning and it is destroyed, will anyone be left to care?