Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Would human extinction be a tragedy?
Position3 of 4

It is irrelevant, human extinction would mean nothing

This position holds that human extinction would be neither tragic nor meaningful, but simply irrelevant. It argues that with no humans left, there would be no one to assign the event any meaning—so the very idea of it being a 'tragedy' would have nothing to attach to.

Supporting arguments · 1

  1. There are no humans left to give it meaning
    There are no humans left to consider the event a "tragedy"