What if the World Comes Back?

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Sveriono: What if 80, the 80 million who survived, had no religion and no knowledge of religion. Would it make a difference? Is s this just, is all this humanity stuff, just ia, i don't know. Sveriono says we're at least somewhat lucky in that there are certain forces that mean that this makes more sense given the current level of technological change than in the past.

Philosopher William MacAskill of the University of Oxford and a founder of the effective altruism movement talks about his book What We Owe the Future with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. MacAskill advocates "longtermism," giving great attention to the billions of people who will live on into the future long after we are gone. Topics discussed include the importance of moral entrepreneurs, why it's moral to have children, and the importance of trying to steer the future for better outcomes.