It's possible for the human genome to have evolved on another planet. If humanity went extinct, we could send our genome into space in hopes of aliens finding it and cloning us so that we may live on as a species. In both cases the end result of the human genome propagating in the universe but with no significant ties to our earth are the same. Our genome being cloned by aliens seems better to me even though the end result is the same.
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Reply to /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | November 28, 2022 by BernardJOrtcutt
It's possible for the human genome to have evolved on another planet. If humanity went extinct, we could send our genome into space in hopes of aliens finding it and cloning us so that we may live on as a species. In both cases the end result of the human genome propagating in the universe but with no significant ties to our earth are the same. Our genome being cloned by aliens seems better to me even though the end result is the same.