Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by bithive123 331 days ago
Even absent ethical or practical risks, it seems presumptuous to assume that we know what direction our evolution should take. The inferior beings that need improvement are the same beings that will do the improving? That would imply an implausible level of knowledge about the future and what characteristics will be desirable.
1 comments

> That would imply an implausible level of knowledge about the future and what characteristics will be desirable.

Why?

The default is evolution doing the same thing by randomly mutating each of us a little bit and seeing what sticks. It also doesn't have a plan, or insight into the future conditions we might encounter or create.