Survival

[Little Bang]

How much longer can the human race survive? A 1000 years, a 1,000,000, could it be as short as 50?

[MortenS]

Provided we do not kill ourselves, I think the human lineage (not necessarily the same species as today) can survive for much longer than 1 million years. We need to colonize Mars though, and terraform it, so that we do not put all our eggs in the same basket. This way, if some asteroid hits earth or mars, the population on the other planet can be used for recolonization and rebuilding. yeah, I am dreaming

[Little Bang]

You then don't think that we are doing enough damage to the environment to cause a serious ecological threat to our own existance?

[infamous]

Originally Posted by Little Bang

You then don't think that we are doing enough damage to the environment to cause a serious ecological threat to our own existance?

Enviornmental threats are certainly of importance, and coud cause serious consequences to the future of our civilization. I believe however that the greatest threat we face is the inability to find acceptable ways to live with each other. Simply said, War is the greatest threat we face.

[Little Bang]

I think the biggest threat that we face is ourselves, humans typically don't face up to a problem until they are forced. I will admit that humans are very good at finding solutions when they don't have any other choices. The environmental thing may be one that if we wait until we are forced to do something it may be to late.

[UncleAl]

US Social Security implodes in 2015 with all the Baby Boomers retired. Ditto all of Europe. Jackbooted State charity will be bankrupted inside out. Burn, baby, burn. Surviving 2015... the Earth accumulated about 60 miles^3 of petroleum. By 2030 will will have recovered about 45 miles^3 - and the rest doesn't want to come out. The First World irreversibly goes down.

It is inconceivable that global technological civilization will be more than a mythic memory by 2050. Pay your taxes. Uncle Al wants a luxuruous retirement prior to Ragnarok.

[MortenS]

Originally Posted by Little Bang

You then don't think that we are doing enough damage to the environment to cause a serious ecological threat to our own existance?

Oh, we are doing more than enough damage to the environment, and the enviroment will change. It may very well lead to increased mortality. I just don't think the human population will reach zero.

[Dark Mind]

I see someone shares my pessimistic attitude towards the future of humanity .

I mean, .

[Little Bang]

Originally Posted by MortenS

Oh, we are doing more than enough damage to the environment, and the enviroment will change. It may very well lead to increased mortality. I just don't think the human population will reach zero.

250 million years ago the world saw an increase in CO2 levels quite simular to the one we are seeing today. Guess what, 95% of all life on this planet vanished.

[Dark Mind]

???
Is that true???