One of the philosophical considerations of increased longevity is the so-called problem of overpopulation. This is controversial and has been hotly debated by zero population growth advocates like Bill Gates and his parents, as well as conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones who propose that an elite group wants to limit population to themselves and a sufficient number of plebeian slaves. I don’t really want to get into all that. But as a philosopher I am very interested in the topic abstracted from the debates. So today I’m discussing not a 10,000-foot view, but a 10,000 light-year view of proliferation of the human species.
The popular debates going back several decades mostly assume that humanity has no resources outside of our home planet. But for as long as this debate has continued, there have been scientific theories about the true limits of human expansion, which include the entire universe, and the entirety of time.
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