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Here it is. For some reason, it disturbs me a bit.
Emphasis mine.
Ugh. I don't feel so good putting a monetary value on the existence of life as we know it...
It has just been announced that a 100km diameter asteroid has been discovered. A careful analysis of its orbit reveals that it will strike the Earth in 300 years, destroying all life on the planet. Assuming the total monetary value of the entire human race at that time to be about a quadrillion dollars ($1 x 10 15), at 10% discount rate, how much should you be willing to spend today to prevent this catastrophe?
Emphasis mine.
Ugh. I don't feel so good putting a monetary value on the existence of life as we know it...