Back to the Future - Save Our Potential Future-Past Generation a look at "Longtermism: a call to protect future generations"
I read an article titled "Longtermism: a call to protect future generations. The article bought to light the importance of thinking about our future generations and the role(s) we as the current generation play in the development of our future. This article states "And when we consider how many future generations there might be, and how much better the future could go if we make good decisions in the present, our descendants' chances to flourish take on greater importance. In particular, we think this idea suggest that improving the prospects for all future generations is among the most morally important things we can do." I most definitely agree with this statement. Cody Fenwick did a good job pointing out the fact that Foote couldn't have known the outcome of her discovery when she discovered the mechanism of climate change. As the article stated "she couldn't have foreseen how future demand for fossil fuels would trigger a consequential g...