Is humanity doomed?
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beat_truck
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I don't know what we are supposed to be seeing because it's not showing up, but nothing would really surprise me anymore.
Spitfirejoe
Cheap Audio Aficionado
That dog don't hunt...
Bill S
Thread Killer
Not Corona - social media. Anyone can say anything, no matter how untrue. Then it gets picked up and spread or re-tweeted by folks in the network and half the audience takes it as fact.
Remember we are a country run by c-average people for the most part. As George Carlin once said, "Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half are even dumber than that."
Remember we are a country run by c-average people for the most part. As George Carlin once said, "Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half are even dumber than that."
to answer the title and title only: yes
Beatnik
What's this ?
I agree.
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
rmeade
Super Member
Well, we don't usually discuss deep topics here. But because you asked. Yup, we are doomed. Science tells us that many different animals have shared this planet, some have their day and then disappear. New research on the dinosaurs disappearance concluded that it was a cascading event that started with active volcanos, followed by high CO2 content in the atmosphere followed by high acidity in the ocean. It wasn't their fault, they didn't contribute to their demise. Now, back to us. We seem to be contributing to our own demise (resource depletion, climate change, and so on). So, our disappearance will come earlier than it otherwise would (on a geologic scale, that is). Now lets talk about viruses. They seem to follow us through time. The black death (of the 1400's) first appeared several hundred years before (called the Plague of Justinian). And the black death reoccurred several time again (between 1500 and 1750). There are a number of deaths each year from the black death in the US each year. As a species we survived, although at times and in particular places the Black Death cut the population in half. We have a pretty good chance of managing and mitigating the impact of the current virus. But in the long run, well ...
SaSi
Seriously Illogical
Yes, we are doomed!
In about 4.5 billion years, our galaxy will collide with Andromeda. They say our sun will make it, but until then it will have grown to a giant that will have roasted us. So, there's no question, we are doomed.
The problem is, how to survive until then.
In about 4.5 billion years, our galaxy will collide with Andromeda. They say our sun will make it, but until then it will have grown to a giant that will have roasted us. So, there's no question, we are doomed.
The problem is, how to survive until then.
beat_truck
Addicted Member
Who knows. That might already be the case.
All the pissing in our pants and wringing our hands over what might happen isn't going to solve a thing, though.
I stopped watching the news months ago so I don't have to listen to the constant preaching and fear-mongering anymore.
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
Before you characterize as silly bring your evidence. What experts? There is no evidence that this is here to stay. In fact, the curves are trending better. Don't panic. You are over reacting.
