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by julius_set 2458 days ago
I mean if there are no other intelligent civilizations (yet) in the universe — which seems highly unlikely based on the numbers, then we have an obligation to seed the universe with ourselves and propagate other species through genetic enhancement and grooming.

We might be the progenitors of other intelligent species who might look back at us fondly and remember our shepherding.

Again highly unlikely, but a good point that we should not kill ourselves beforehand.