Perhaps consciousness is an evolutionary dead end? Would our extinction be less likely if we didn't have it?
Our extinction is a certainty either way. I don't think consciousness has much bearing on the matter. The extreme adaptability of humans is likely to defer their extinction as a species, but not by a significant amount on the geological time scale.
Our extinction is a certainty either way. I don't think consciousness has much bearing on the matter. The extreme adaptability of humans is likely to defer their extinction as a species, but not by a significant amount on the geological time scale.