Would Extinction be so Bad? | Practical Ethics
by Roger Crisp In recent decades, it has often been said that we are living at the 'hinge of history', an unprecedented period during which some catastrophic event such as rapid climate change, a nuclear war, or the release of a synthesized pathogen may bring an end to human and perhaps all sentient life on
Would Extinction be so Bad? by Roger Crisp August 13, 2021 by Roger Crisp In recent decades, it has often been said that we are living at the ‘ hinge of history’ , an unprecedented period during which some catastrophic event such as rapid climate change, a nuclear war, or the release of a synthesized pathogen may bring an end to human and perhaps all sentient life on the planet. Most people think that such extinction would be bad, in fact one of the worst things that could happen. It’s plausible that the process leading to various forms of extinction, and extinction itself, would b
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