Analysis Of John Leslie: The Idea Of Human Extinction

The idea of human extinction has been circulating a lot the past two decades and it just so happens many believe we may play a role in it. John Leslie covers multiple scenarios in his paper that he deems quite plausible. The saying that curiosity killed the cat could not be more true, except we are likely going to be the cat. Our constant curiosity and need to manipulate what should not be manipulated will likely be the end of the human race; nuclear weapons, manipulating diseases, artificial foods, etc. Leslie covers many of the scenarios but one that seems to be a major byproduct and what I believe to be the most likely is some catastrophic event due to climate change. Elon Musk, calls what we are doing with fossil fuels and pollution, the