My hierarchy of values are 1. actual things 2. inevitable things 3. potential things.
That there is a future world with future people is inevitable. It isn't as important as present-day people, but it is important.
Now, potential people is a different matter. For instance, do I have a responsibility to ensure that the population of the planet continues to increase, because those potential people all have a right to be born? No, not really.
That there is a future world with future people is inevitable. It isn't as important as present-day people, but it is important.
Now, potential people is a different matter. For instance, do I have a responsibility to ensure that the population of the planet continues to increase, because those potential people all have a right to be born? No, not really.
