My attitude toward these questions is, look, we're going to do it, right? I don't see the harm in putting the raw materials of life on to a planet. Even when we have good intentions, we don't always do well at following through. And i'm kind of boquet with that. It's so far from our experience that it's hard to think through all the consequences very clearly but nevertheless, i suspect it's going to happen.
Welcome to the October 2021 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). I take the large number of questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable size — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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