> Note that I don't have a problem with us evolving into something else. If we are evolving, then there will be a selection function that we had get pretty damn good at meeting.
That's how evolution works, though, of course. Some individuals will do better than others, and the overall population will gradually become more like them. I don't think there's any sense in worrying about what we'll evolve into - it will be whatever fits our environment best.
I think the more worthwhile concern is, in the relative short term, whether it will make us and those we care about more or less happy. That's probably much more complicated to answer.
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> Note that I don't have a problem with us evolving into something else. If we are evolving, then there will be a selection function that we had get pretty damn good at meeting.
That's how evolution works, though, of course. Some individuals will do better than others, and the overall population will gradually become more like them. I don't think there's any sense in worrying about what we'll evolve into - it will be whatever fits our environment best.
I think the more worthwhile concern is, in the relative short term, whether it will make us and those we care about more or less happy. That's probably much more complicated to answer.