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Moral Philosopher Will MacAskill on What We Owe The Future
Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal
The Future Matters
If we succeeded extending our life span past the typical mammal species, well, there could be hundreds of millions of a years left while the earth is still habitable. If we were able to ultimately take to the stars, that would be hundreds of trillions of years before the last conventional star formations. And why does this matter? Well, it madiskas future people matter. The mere fact that someone will exist at a later date and time, yes, doesn't change their moral status. They have just the same level of moral worth. I think it is like a matter of common sense.
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