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tsherpet -> RE: The Universe, How doomed are we? (9/7/2007 1:39:05 AM)
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"I hear the cockroaches are so co-evolved with man, that they'll die back when the sources of warmth generated by human cities dies off. " Rubbish. There are many species of cockroach, and while they have adapted to living with/off humanity they are not tied to us by evolution. "Ummm...I don't think we need to perfect space travel right now in order to solve a problem that we're going to face in 4 billion years. " Where did you get that timeframe? There are may ways our species or the planet can be destroyed, and there is no definitive timeline. "Nope. ONE good "Dinosaur Killer" and we're back to the Middle Ages. " One good "Dinosaur Killer" and it's another species turn to strive for space travel. "Fargle, when was the last Dinosaur Killer? Like, maybe, back at the time of the dinosaurs? Let's figure out a way to track doomsday asteroids while also figuring out a way to live on Earth. How the FUCK are we going to start colonizing other planets when we can't even manage our own?" Good idea, get to work and lets us know when you've solve the asteroid problem, and all the other potential civilisation ending problems which could effect the planet at any time. And the longer we get from the last doomsday asteroid, the closer we get to the next one. Also don't forget that colonisation may help with resource or population problems on this planet.
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