Is human persistence a nonnegotiable condition of a good cosmic future?
danfaggella · x · 2026-11-01
Dan Faggella argues the real question isn't whether humans should try to survive — they will, and there may be good reasons for it — but whether human persistence can legitimately be treated as a nonnegotiable condition of a "good" cosmic future. In his view, we cannot honestly assume or demand yes.
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