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βIt will not be we who reach Alpha Centauri, and the other nearby stars. It will be a species very like us β but with more of our strengths and fewer of our weaknesses.β β Carl Sagan
This one has been my go to for years and years.
It gives me comfort. In that we probably won't every get there, because of our evolutionary failures as a species, but that's ok. Because the next species or evolution of our kind will stand a better chance.
I think this is a terribly disheartening quote. It's very true. But it's sad that there's basically zero hope for us as a people to come together to do great things that benefit our species and the others trapped on this planet with us. We're doomed to a future of selfishness and violence
Well there is a chance we might get our collective shit together after a world wide set back in tech, medical, any other scienctific advances. If we have a massively destructive climate event, solar flare, or any other big global hit, then many years later after the survivors reconnect humanity. We MIGHT have a better mindset and work together more. I doubt it though, but I'm a pessimist.
I believe that "species" exists and its the top 1% of humans. There's people on earth right who are intelligent, courageous and moral.
Most of us are capable of being that but we're to busy fighting to survive or get to a comfortable place in life.
Might wanna specify you don't mean top 1% of income/net worth lol
Kind of reminds me of the quote usually attributed to Einstein - I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
In yours we're evolving to be better and smarter. In mine we didn't learn anything from War Games.