The pro-extinctionist philosopher who has sparked a battle over humanity’s future

Émile Torres has become a thorn in the side of the branch of moral philosophy that advocates prioritising our distant descendants. They explain the danger of utopian movementsGiven all the suffering, pain and destruction produced by humanity, Émile Torres, who is a non-binary philosopher specialising in existential threats, thinks that it would not be a bad thing if humanity ceased to exist.“The pro-extinctionist view,” they say, “immediately conjures up for a lot