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Comment author: Lumifer 24 November 2014 08:58:51PM 5 points [-]

Well, being concerned about existential risk in 1800 probably means you were very much impressed by Thomas Malthus' An Essay on the Principle of Population (published in 1798) and were focused on population issues.

Of course, if you were a proper Christian you wouldn't worry too much about X-risk anyway -- first, it's God's will, and second, God already promised an end to this whole life: the Judgement Day.

Comment author: Brillyant 25 November 2014 12:16:31AM 0 points [-]

Of course, if you were a proper Christian you wouldn't worry too much about X-risk anyway -- first, it's God's will, and second, God already promised an end to this whole life: the Judgement Day.

Still true today.

Comment author: Lumifer 25 November 2014 02:04:10AM 5 points [-]

Sure, but the percentage of fully believing Christians was much higher in 1800.

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