Future Stories Quotes

“Two hundred years ago, few thinkers expected the sort of growth we now take for granted. Most assumed that growth would soon reach limits. Condorcet, more optimistic than most, worried that rising populations could threaten progress, but he hoped that scientific and moral progress would solve the problem as people realized that they have “a duty to those who are not yet born [and] that duty is not to give them existence but to give them happiness,” rather than “foolishly” encumbering the world “with useless and wretched beings.”
― David Christian, Future Stories: What's Next?

“1. Death is inevitable. 2. Our life span is decreasing continuously. 3. Death will come, whether or not we are prepared for it. 4. Human life expectancy is uncertain. 5. There are many causes of death. 6. The human body is fragile and vulnerable.20”
― David Christian, Future Stories: What's Next?