[chezlaw]

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Are you suggesting that the best way to look after future generations is for all of us to stop doing anything?

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This gets to the heart of what David is asking as I understand it. It isn’t a trick question as HedCec seems to suggest when he says, “2. In real life we are screaming yes to this question, but in this case we have no guarantee that doing so actually will make us happier.” David’s premise is that we will be happier, period.

So David is asking - do you think looking our for future generations is more important than our own and even our children’s (perhaps grandchildren’s and great-grandchildren) happiness?

As David suggest in the OP, this really is a subjective decision. But, my follow up question to those who answer “no, it is not worth it” is what is your thinking? That answers seems illogical (which is irrelevant, because we assume logic doesn’t matter in this context). So in other words, I ask, how can you suspend logic when answering this question? That is what theists do.

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If we're not willing to sterilise strangers in a far off country to make us happy then why should it be different if that far off country is the future. Personally I'm not willing to do either however far away that country is.

There's no suspension of logic going on. Its just about who we are - can I risk again making the joke about not being willing to sterilise others because I'm a selfish so and so.

chez