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HiDnGoD said:
I certainly don't have the comprehension of the subject as Dr. Hawking either, but I think there's a possibility of events going awry that could speed the time table up drastically, e.g. mutations in the food chain, environmental catastrophes, or man made disaster to include nuclear war.
On the other hand, humanity has shown an amazing ability to rebound from disasters.PICK3 said:
Personally, I think all wars should be faught hand to hand. It's a lot more gruesome, & demoralizing for the participants. And if nations wipe each other out, there's always more people to take their place.
HiDnGoD said:
Terminators will soon fight our wars for us, at least until they become self aware and turn against us.
fistfullofsteel
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On the animal side of things, the brachiopod Lingulaa is probably the oldest, having existed nearly unchanged for over 500 million years, and the horseshoe crab (limulus) has been on the planet for several hundred million years, too. Since the average "lifespan" of a species is only a few million years, having such ancient species around is very impressive
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/oct2000/970670539.Ev.r.html
lol, i seriously doubt humans will be around a few million years though. simpler seems to last longer.
The very oldest species on Earth are the cyanobacteria, which seem to have been around virtually unchanged for nearly 4 billion years. This is based on fossils of that age that have been compared under high-powered microscopes to existing species of these bacteria. Other bacteria that are about as old are the archaea, which thrive in acidic, high- temperature, or high-radiation environments.
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/oct2000/970670539.Ev.r.html
lol, i seriously doubt humans will be around a few million years though. simpler seems to last longer.
The very oldest species on Earth are the cyanobacteria, which seem to have been around virtually unchanged for nearly 4 billion years. This is based on fossils of that age that have been compared under high-powered microscopes to existing species of these bacteria. Other bacteria that are about as old are the archaea, which thrive in acidic, high- temperature, or high-radiation environments.
Razorguns
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for a guy so smart, he's so stupid.
The past few thousand years we have had WAYYYY more wars, diseases, disasters, genocides and oppression. And we somehow survived, even tho our ancestors suffered dearly.
Life today is a GODSEND compared to prior history - so lol @ him thinking that we are on our way to disaster. They predicted that too in the past.
Society-wise we're better-off than ever. Politically - we have more democracies than ever. Even in regions that have been dictator-run most of their lifetime.
Environmentally - if you ignore the hippies, the sky is not falling. First it was global cooling, now global warming. I live in a city full of smog, yet we still have healthy in-shape people. The world is bleeding, but FAR from a disaster.
The past few thousand years we have had WAYYYY more wars, diseases, disasters, genocides and oppression. And we somehow survived, even tho our ancestors suffered dearly.
Life today is a GODSEND compared to prior history - so lol @ him thinking that we are on our way to disaster. They predicted that too in the past.
Society-wise we're better-off than ever. Politically - we have more democracies than ever. Even in regions that have been dictator-run most of their lifetime.
Environmentally - if you ignore the hippies, the sky is not falling. First it was global cooling, now global warming. I live in a city full of smog, yet we still have healthy in-shape people. The world is bleeding, but FAR from a disaster.
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