Moral determination In continual fear that I am proving unequal to reason’s demands, unworthy of my most valued gift, and of the gift giver, I realign my means to — so reaffirm that I am equal to — securing the endless continuity or full flower of practical reason in the existential refuge of great distances M is (to me) essentially moral <_ way:nameMask='∵'> M is determined by the supreme hazard, the risk of losing what I value most Determinants I value practical reason above all Practical reason abides in humankind Humankind is at mortal risk Great distances are an existential refuge for humankind <_ way:nameMask='∵'> By way of an ever expanding dispersal, humankind can escape all known existential hazards <_> Within the pragmatic horizon, all known existential hazards to humankind are confined to smaller volumes of space-time than is humankind itself