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Explain that, science nerds! (lemmy.world)

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[+] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's very lovely, but ultimately egotistical. I mean, I romanticise about it too, but the universe ultimately just... is. The only severity is for us humans. No other species has a sense of "species" as a community AFAIK. Heck, even humans have a terrible track record. We can't even seem to sterilise machines we sent to space no matter how hard we try, even after being exposed to outer space. That's the evidence we have.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I just don't really understand the point of the question. I care about "the planet" because I feel empathy for my fellow humans and would like to leave a healthy environment for the future generations to come. I won't leave any offspring. So when I die, my linage ends. After I die I will stop experiencing anything. And yet I still care. But I only care because my brain is wired to feel empathy.

I don't care at all that the universe might have no one to experience it when our sun blows up. As statistically unlikely as that might be.