Should We Go Extinct?: A Philosophical Dilemma for Our Unbearable Times - Todd May Audiobook
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Should we bring new humans into the world? Or would it be better off without us?
These days it’s harder than ever to watch TV, scroll social media, or even just sit at home looking out the window without contemplating the question at the heart of philosopher Todd May’s new book: Should we go extinct? (And if so, should we go sooner rather than later?) Facing climate destruction and the revived specter of nuclear annihilation even as humans continue to cause untold suffering to our fellow creatures on planet Earth, we are forced each day to contemplate whether the world would be better off in our absence. That the answer is unclear underscores our need for a book just such as this one.
In this timely, fascinating examination, May, a renowned philosopher and advisor to the acclaimed TV show The Good Place, reasons both for and against the continuation of our species, trying to help us understand how, and whether, the positive and negative tallies of the human ledger are comparable, and what conclusions we might draw about ourselves and our future from doing so. He discusses the value that only humans can bring to the world and to one another as well as the goods, like art and music, that would be lost were we no longer to be here. On the other side of the ledger, he walks us through the harm we cause to nature and the non-human world, seeking to understand if it’s possible to justify such suffering against our merits, and if not, what changes we could make to reduce the harm we cause.
In this moment of rising pessimism about the future, and as many people wonder whether they should bring children into such a dark and difficult world, the questions May tackles in Should We Go Extinct? are hardly theoretical. As he explores the complexities involved with changes such as an end to factory farming, curbing scientific testing of animals, reducing the human population, and seeking to develop empathy with our fellow creatures, May sketches a powerful framework for establishing our responsibilities as a species and gives hope that we might one day find universal agreement that the answer to his title question should be no.
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This post has 5 comments with rating of 5/5
August 8th, 2024
Looks like there’s no choice. IMO, there never was a choice other than Coke or Pepsi.
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***The Scientific Case for NTHE (Near-Term Human Extinction): Reviewing the Evidence***
.Apr 6, 2024
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Direct mortal effects of climate change include heat waves, which have already caused thousands of human deaths by a combination of heat and humidity (wet-bulb temperature >35°C, such that the human body is physically unable to cool itself with perspiration).
Intermediate causes of death (between direct and indirect) involve crop failures, droughts, flooding, extreme weather, wildfires, and rising seas.
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Extinction is the complete disappearance of a species from Earth. The predominant cause of extinction is loss of habitat.
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The risk of human extinction has been dangerously underexplored.
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Table of Contents
Is near-term human extinction really possible?
How soon is “near-term”?
Is there any scientific research supporting the case for near-term human extinction?
Where we are — a snapshot
Sudden events likely to cause human extinction
Scientists’ final warnings fall on deaf ears
Afterword
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https://medium.com/@kconne/the-scientific-case-for-near-term-human-extinction-nthe-reviewing-the-evidence-2e5b8a12da26
August 8th, 2024
All the anti-natalists and anti-humanists who think human population should be vastly reduced or even made extinct altogether should either lead by example and off themselves or STFU.
August 8th, 2024
Let’s start with death penalty for littering
August 9th, 2024
I don’t understand any merit for a world to exist without human beings there to judge good or bad.
August 11th, 2024
I’d be worried we’d simple hand over to an even worse entity - a swarm of rampant fruit flies, or sausage dogs that go around chanting, “Four legs Good, two legs Bad!”
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