nytimes.com— Dr. J. Richard Gott believes it is. He has issued a wake-up call: To ensure our long-term survival, we need to get a colony up and running on Mars within 46 years.
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And don't have 46 years left! And ask any Mayan, the calender ends 2012. Unless , of course, the Hadron Accelerator drags us into a black hole! Jeesh, guys! Don't you read ?
Because everyone knows people who haven't even been born yet not getting to live on another planet is more important than people starving right here, right now.
One thing is certain. We'll never continue evolving as long as we refuse to deny our own evolution by using terms like "human race" as opposed to "human species". Race (or 'subspecies') is a scientifically valid divider, and I hope that there are no humans left in 7 Million years, only because we've been displaced by the most intelligent and healthiest, who then gave rise to improved bipeds. The only way creatures evolve is for there to be genetic differences b/w populations, environmental bottlenecks and non-random mating, which preserves uniquely evolved traits. If everyone mixes together, evolution will move much much slower.
The only way I've been able to see the 2nd page (i.e., "Show 51 - 101 of xxx discussions" is to right click (Mac control click) and choose the Open Link in New Tab or Open Link in New Window. Then however, the bottom link doesn't update for the next 50 comments. Just clicking on the "Show 51 - 101 of xxx discussions" without opening a new tab or window only adds the next 5 to 10 discussion comments. This is on a Mac using both Safari and Firefox browsers. Haven't tested on a PC yet but I think there is some sort bug in the digg software.Because this is in the 2nd page of 50 discussion comments - wonder if you will ever see it.
miriclaireJul 18, 2007
And don't have 46 years left! And ask any Mayan, the calender ends 2012. Unless , of course, the Hadron Accelerator drags us into a black hole! Jeesh, guys! Don't you read ?
crthomas42Jul 18, 2007
No.
afreytJul 18, 2007
Because everyone knows people who haven't even been born yet not getting to live on another planet is more important than people starving right here, right now.
compujunkieJul 18, 2007
Bush/Cheney are still in the White House, we're past screwed at this point!
Closed AccountJul 18, 2007
One thing is certain. We'll never continue evolving as long as we refuse to deny our own evolution by using terms like "human race" as opposed to "human species". Race (or 'subspecies') is a scientifically valid divider, and I hope that there are no humans left in 7 Million years, only because we've been displaced by the most intelligent and healthiest, who then gave rise to improved bipeds. The only way creatures evolve is for there to be genetic differences b/w populations, environmental bottlenecks and non-random mating, which preserves uniquely evolved traits. If everyone mixes together, evolution will move much much slower.
Closed AccountJul 18, 2007
The only way I've been able to see the 2nd page (i.e., "Show 51 - 101 of xxx discussions" is to right click (Mac control click) and choose the Open Link in New Tab or Open Link in New Window. Then however, the bottom link doesn't update for the next 50 comments. Just clicking on the "Show 51 - 101 of xxx discussions" without opening a new tab or window only adds the next 5 to 10 discussion comments. This is on a Mac using both Safari and Firefox browsers. Haven't tested on a PC yet but I think there is some sort bug in the digg software.Because this is in the 2nd page of 50 discussion comments - wonder if you will ever see it.
10001110101Jul 19, 2007
f**king right I'm continuing the mission, especially since Picard seems to have let everything slide to s**t.