Editing Future Ethics and Longtermism (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Future Ethics is understood through '''Probability''' and '''Scale'''.

'''1. The "Vastness" of Time (Scale)''':
"We are at the "Beginning."
* If "Human History" is a **"Book,"** we are on the **"First Page."**
* (See Article 133). Most species "Live" for **1 Million Years.**
* We have "Only" been "Civilized" for **10,000 Years.**
* **Longtermism** "Argues" that if we "Fail" **Now**, we "Kill" **"Trillions"** of "Potential Lives."
* "The Future" is the **"Moral Majority."**

'''2. The "Silent" Sufferer (Temporal Neutrality)''':
"Distance in Time" is like "Distance in Space."
* (See Article 114). If you see a "Child" "Drowning" in front of you, you "Help."
* If a child is "Drowning" **1,000 Miles away**, you "Still Care."
* **Future Ethics** "Argues" that a child "Sutffering" **1,000 Years from now** "Matters" **"Exactly the Same."**
* "When" someone lives is **"Irrelevant"** to their **"Value."**
* "Justice" is **"Time-Blind."**

'''3. The "Hinge" of History (Existential Risk)''':
"Our Century" "Matters" "More."
* (See Article 133). We are the **"First Generation"** with the "Power" to "Destroy" "Everything" (Nuclear/AI).
* This makes our "Actions" **"Uniquely Important."**
* If we "Protect" the "Future" **Now**, it "Can" "Last" for **Millions of Years.**
* We are the **"Hinge"** on which "Human Destiny" "Turns."
* "Responsibility" is **"Temporal."**

'''The 'Non-Identity Problem' (1984)'''': Parfit’s "Logical Trap." If a "Young Girl" has a baby "Now" vs "Wait 5 years," the babies are **"Different"** people (different DNA). If she "Chooses Now" and the child has a "Hard Life," has she "Harmed" him? If she had "Waited," **HE** "Wouldn't Exist." It proved that "Traditional Ethics" "Fails" when "Dealing" with "The Future."
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