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Helen Fisher, who researched the brain’s love circuitry, has died

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Re: Helen Fisher, who researched the brain’s love circuitry, has died

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jorvi wrote: post #20
BurningFrog wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More likely, it will wipe out the subpopulation that don't value children enough to overcome that.

Eh, people with kids are functionally “wiped out” within a few generations too. By the 6th generation of offspring, there is only ~1.56% left of “you”. 200 years is the blink of an eye, historically speaking. If you yearn for legacy.. be a writer, teacher, researcher. Zeno is passing on his thinking some 2400 years after his death.

If I and all my descendants have 2 kids, by the 6th generation, there will be 64 people with 1.56% of my DNA, which adds up to one full person.

With 3 kids per generation it's 729 descendants, which is over 11 people!

The future belongs to mormons and muslims.

Re: Helen Fisher, who researched the brain’s love circuitry, has died

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Post by Dalewyn »

jorvi wrote: post #20
BurningFrog wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More likely, it will wipe out the subpopulation that don't value children enough to overcome that.

Eh, people with kids are functionally “wiped out” within a few generations too. By the 6th generation of offspring, there is only ~1.56% left of “you”. 200 years is the blink of an eye, historically speaking. If you yearn for legacy.. be a writer, teacher, researcher. Zeno is passing on his thinking some 2400 years after his death.

The only purpose to life is to propagate more life. Anything else we might attribute to life is simply a coping mechanism for this abyssal vapidity.

Life also selects for more life, for the obvious reason.

Marriage-less and/or childless people hold no equity in the future and will be naturally selected out for those who do. The birth rate "problem" will resolve itself.

Note for context: I'm 35, never married nor intend to and never had nor intend to have children. I hold no equity in the future and I sincerely couldn't care less; I'm busy living as it is.

Re: Helen Fisher, who researched the brain’s love circuitry, has died

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Post by jojobas »

Dalewyn wrote: post #25
jorvi wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Eh, people with kids are functionally “wiped out” within a few generations too. By the 6th generation of offspring, there is only ~1.56% left of “you”. 200 years is the blink of an eye, historically speaking. If you yearn for legacy.. be a writer, teacher, researcher. Zeno is passing on his thinking some 2400 years after his death.

The only purpose to life is to propagate more life. Anything else we might attribute to life is simply a coping mechanism for this abyssal vapidity. Life also selects for more life, for the obvious reason. Marriage-less and/or childless people hold no equity in the future and will be naturally selected out for those who do. The birth rate "problem" will resolve itself. Note for context: I'm 35, never married nor inte…

But hey, equal opportunity employment.
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