The Future of Life and What it Means for Humanity |
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Authors: | John E Stewart |
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Institution: | 1. Member of the Evolution, Complexity and Cognition Research Group, The Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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Abstract: | Vidal’s (Found Sci, 2010) and Rottiers’s (Found Sci, 2010) commentaries on my (2010) paper raised a number of important issues about the possible future trajectory of evolution and
its implications for humanity. My response emphasizes that despite the inherent uncertainty involved in extrapolating the
trajectory of evolution into the far future, the possibilities it reveals nonetheless have significant strategic implications
for what we do with our lives here and now, individually and collectively. One important implication is the replacement of
postmodern scepticism and relativism with an evolutionary grand narrative that can guide humanity to participate successfully
in the future evolution of life in the universe. |
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