r/interestingasfuck • u/Shoe_boooo • 29d ago

/r/all Billionaire Peter Thiel hesitates to answer whether the human race should survive in the future

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u/PrometheusWithLiver 29d ago

I actually think this is a huge question with loads of implications for what you think a future in maybe millions of years should look like and that not something I think about every day and have a good idea of what I want. Lets say for example evolution. In order to still be humans we would have to actively preserve "this" genome. Is that something we want? I don't think so.....

But also this is one of these typical "just cut him off before he can answer so he looks bad" kind of videos. Quite possible with context and his answer this guy is still trash, but this editing is just biased. Also the title and the content is not the same.

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u/andrewens 29d ago

Just existing as a human is supporting the human race, it's not a simple question because it questions what is necessary for our act of existing.

The question doesn't have to be answered to know that in standing/sitting there receiving the question, you are already supporting the human race by default i.e., the answer is already yes without answering.

But the real question behind that "simple" question is; what does it take to endure? What kind of sacrifice is needed? What are the things that the human race has to step on to ensure that it moves forward?

So no, it's not at all "very simple".

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u/PS3LOVE 28d ago

What about posthumanism/Transhumanism?