[chezlaw]

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…IMO this would greatly benefit the human gene pool and the long term success of the human race, with few drawbacks…

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… Obviously this point ignores the moral and political considerations, which are huge.

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It also ignores any reason for it.


Why do you care about the longevity of the human race? Why does anybody care? Should anybody care? I am not being facetious/sarcastic or argumentative here.

What the heck difference does it make if the human race becomes extinct? What would be the point of any amount time and energy being spent on such goals.

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Its a very good question, morality is the answer imo. We care about the next few generation (mainly our family) because we are moral and we care about what the people we care about, care about which is the next few generations after that and so on.

It gets diluted down the line but that's about right - we care less about the more distant future.

chez