3 Quarks Daily • 5/3/2026
The article titled "The Extinction of the Human Species Won’t Matter" by Thomas R. Wells discusses the eventual end of the human species. It argues that from the universe's perspective, this extinction will not be significant, and therefore, it should not matter to humanity now. The discontinuance of a taxonomic unit is presented as uninteresting and unimportant, especially since no one will be around to notice it.
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