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- antechinus, on 01/19/2008, -0/+14Most species become extinct over deep time. There are much worse threats than a virus or nuclear war. Think meteors, comets, planetary tectonic adjustments.
- Dhalgren, on 01/19/2008, -0/+10You know, Sir Robin is known for having "nearly stood up to the vicious chicken of Bristol"
- nullcodes, on 01/19/2008, -1/+10I don't see how humans can become extinct other than by virus (although no known pathogen has 100% death rate) or nuclear war. Even that is iffy, with present day technology: We know how to farm, we can grow food indoors inside buildings, on multiple floors . WE know how to desalinate, decontaminate, and purify water. We know how to generate energy to power the indoor farming and life support systems. Some will escape. Not only that, our genome along with hundreds of other species is preserved.
- mogebier, on 01/19/2008, -1/+10The same thing will happen to the Earth after it rids itself of the pesky Humans too.
- Ramble, on 01/19/2008, -0/+6"Why does it have to be such a big deal? Why can't it be like, like, human beings are a planetary disease? Like the Earth's got German measles or facial herpes, right? And that's why all of the other planets give us such a wide berth. It's like, 'Oh, don't go near Earth! It's got human beings on it, they're contagious!'"
- LucasVB, on 01/19/2008, -2/+7Human exctinction is nearly impossible. It'd take a mix of different things hitting us at once, like a big meteor impact plus pandemics plus global crisis (probably a bonus of the impact) to wipe out the survivors. And I still can imagine little populations surviving even after that.
No, we'll still be around for a long time. Not as a civilization, perhaps, but small populations will always prevail. That is, until the Sun starts expanding at the end of its active period. If we're still here, we're certainly *****. - gungaroo22, on 01/19/2008, -0/+5He was joking dude.
- psion01, on 01/19/2008, -1/+5You make it sound like you want that to happen.
- Sornos, on 01/19/2008, -0/+4Brave, Sir Robin!
- Ramble, on 01/20/2008, -0/+3Yes, because flood waters routinely affect half lives of isotopes.
- reddikilowatt, on 01/19/2008, -1/+4There was a lot of information lost during the dark ages, a lot of it having to do with sanitation. Don't think it won't happen again. The last time we just lost Rome. With globalization and specialization, who knows?
- peestandingup, on 01/19/2008, -2/+4Don't ***** with mother nature. She'll always find a way. Just because were conscious of our surroundings & have thumbs we can grasp things with doesn't mean we can survive.
Its our arrogance that will ultimately do us in. - mchan103, on 01/20/2008, -0/+2The Great Flood of Noah's time. The animals in Noah's Ark provided quick recovery. This disaster probably changed the atmosphere and probably changed the accuracy of the carbon dating methods we use today.
- peestandingup, on 01/20/2008, -1/+2Nature just isnt the earth itself. What if a rough comet appears outta nowhere & smashes into our puny little planet?? That ***** happened before you know. Just because were "settled in" doesn't mean a god damn thing when you're talking about something like that.
And you say "well, we would know its coming & could prepare." Wrong. The universe is a BIG place & were only able to scan about 10% of the sky.
Im not saying it will be a comet. And we are more likely to survive something bad happening. But, we may not either. - AntBing, on 01/19/2008, -0/+1Tastes like chicken?
- rand0mm0nkey, on 01/20/2008, -0/+1http://digg.com/environment/Story_on_how_corps_tri ...
- lloydruberus, on 01/20/2008, -0/+1Ran Away!
- Ramble, on 01/20/2008, -0/+1I'm placing my money on those bacteria. Sneaky lot they are.
- Ramble, on 01/20/2008, -0/+1Less than 10% mate, far far less.
- LucasVB, on 01/19/2008, -0/+1Exactly. Nature, and life, always find a way. And we're part of nature, too. We're alive. Or did you forget that?
That's why we're likely to prevail in face of any disaster, and the fact we have the ability to manipulate nature to some extent will certainly work in our favor. It's not just arrogance. We really have an edge over certain aspects of nature that will allow us to survive in extreme conditions.
It's really, really hard to get rid of life once it's settled, especially if this form of life can have a large control over things, like we do. You may think "oh, but nature will have its payback on us", but that makes no sense at all. Nature isn't a conscious being that will actively work against us. Sure, we ***** up the environment due to our stupidity to deal with the natural balance of Earth's ecosystem, but there is no such thing as "natural revenge". Stop dreaming.
In face of extreme conditions, we'd probably just build biodomes and live inside of them. It'd be terrible, but it still counts as "human survival".
I'm not proud of most of the ***** we humans do to the planet or ourselves, but the fact is, we're ***** good on this survival thing. - s3Canuck, on 01/19/2008, -0/+1my first quick read at the title i thought it said recovering from a mass erection
- mogebier, on 01/19/2008, -1/+1Exactly!!
- masterm1nd, on 01/19/2008, -1/+1Honestly, it could be interpreted either way; I guess I'm just nitpicking you for your apparent anti-human bias.
- mogebier, on 01/19/2008, -1/+1Well, you Humans will all be wiped out when the Robot Penguin Armada gets here anyway. So go right ahead and make your Hybrid cars and your Wind Power, and ignore all the global defense systems. It will make their job that much easier when they arrive.
- duckyinc, on 01/19/2008, -1/+1Too bad we defeated earth with all it's armies >:D
- mogebier, on 01/19/2008, -1/+1You fail at comprehension. The Earth has recovered before. Learn to read before you post a stupid comment.
- inactive, on 01/19/2008, -1/+1meteor impact, pandemics, global crisis. igor, did you see my global crisis starter kit?!?
- theperiodman, on 01/20/2008, -0/+0Interesting for sure...
- inactive, on 01/20/2008, -1/+1Goatse never recovered from his ass extinction :(
(_O_) - antechinus, on 01/19/2008, -2/+2It is widely believed in some quarters that Jesus actually had sex with the dinosaurs before he ate them and this is possibly how syphilis was introduced to mankind.
- inactive, on 01/19/2008, -1/+1after everything has been said and done. the mighty amoebas will rule again. all hail the amoebas
- tekproxy, on 01/19/2008, -6/+5Jesus ate the dinosaurs. Just throwing that out there... (It's in the bible.)
- Jeffler, on 01/19/2008, -5/+4The bible is just a story book thats likely all made up, take it with a grain (not a pillar) of salt.
(And I say this as a Cathoic before you go "OMG ATHEIST SCUM!" which is a terrible thing to say to anyone) - masterm1nd, on 01/19/2008, -3/+1The same thing will happen to earth? What planet did it happen to before?
- kayjay, on 01/19/2008, -4/+0what a disappointment, i was hoping this article was about having sex to repopulate earth. and how many women a man would get the chance to bang in his lifetime.........................
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