On Aug 6, 11:00Â pm, "Mark Earnest"
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>>> "T-minus108"
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>>> Is there a reasonable explaination of why the human race is doomed?
>>> Why is it that everyone I talk to is afraid of dates such as 2012? It
>>> it the number? Are they scared? or are they hoping for it?
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>>> It used to seem obvious to me that we were going to destroy ourselves
>>> somehow, but it really doesn't anymore. Now I feel a bit more
>>> optimistic, that is to say, I believe we are a strong species and we
>>> can withstand anything as long as we are able to adjust and evolve.
>>> But do any of YOU think we can?
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>>> It seems inevitable to have to roll with the punches (so to speak) but
>>> is it possible to convince everyone before we all die of our own
>>> accord?
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>> We as a people have for the 63 long years that we have known about
>> nuclear bombs...managed not to blow ourselves to kingdom come.
>> I say if we can do it for that long, we have it in us to keep it from
>> happening.
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> I think you're right about that, but I'm not speaking only of the
> nuclear threat, there's a lot of different ways we could kill
> ourselves off.
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> *****Oh, like what we are doing to the environment?
> Remember that this is the environment that has always been
> a part of us, and it adapts to us, as we adapt to it.- Hide quoted text -
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To be honest, I wasn't even thinking about the environment... I was
thinking more along the lines of biological warefare, or murder. But
you bring up a good point, evens though it's a bit too late, we still
contribute to the way the environment evolves.
