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Originally Posted by 333
Why shouldn't we? Well, more importantly why should we blindly believe that our race will go on forever? I think this is the exact type of superior thinking and beliefs that has got us trashing our planet to ruins. Many of other animals have gone extinct, why not us? Because of our "complex" way of living? I'm not trying to argue with you because I'm well-aware and highly support the fact that we all have our own opinions, but something about "If humanity dies after I die, then why should I care?" made me very, very sad. Perhaps it is because I can be too empathetic for my own good sometimes. If you think about it, though - if ever we diminished as a race, it will be our own fault.
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I feel you 333, comments like this also make me really sad. I don't think I could leave this world knowing that I didn't care or do or
feel anything towards the human race and our future.
And I'd just like to say this. Things like nuclear war, biological catastrophes, and climate change are making us question whether the human race will survive. We are living in a chaotic world, socially and politically, but we have been for a very long time. And the human race has survived thus far. Through what has happened during our time on Earth, the human race has showed a remarkable resilience.
This is why I think the human species will survive for a good deal longer. Think about the extremely quickly-progressing technologies that have been invented. And then think about, how despite this, we are still yet to let our technologies go wrong and release some kind of Frankenstein upon the world. There are stockpiles of nuclear weapons yet no global warfare. Medical advancements are popping up everywhere. Climate change looms on our minds but I think we forget that we are an adaptable species, we have adapted before and will adapt again. It's true that, in time, the resources we have no may not be available anymore. But think about the resources we have now, and how
they weren't available 100 years ago.
We may face catastrophes that will have devastating effects. Just like in the past (like the plague, etc). Yet these catastrophes were still survived through.
I'm not saying that we should just sit back and think, "Great, we're going to survive, no need to invest anything into the future then!" Because we still need to remain compassionate and proactive about our world and the future.
I don't know, I'm rambling, but this is just how I personally see things and what I believe.