We haven't settled how much moral weight should be given to potential future humans who don't yet exist.
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Philosophy & Ethics
Decisions today about climate, resource use, or nuclear waste will affect people who haven't been born yet and have no way to advocate for themselves. How much their future interests should count remains genuinely unresolved.
Team Humans Club. (2026). Problem WS00282: We haven't settled how much moral weight should be given to potential future humans who don't yet exist.. World Solve. Retrieved 20 Jul 2026, from https://worldsolve.org/index.php?id=282