Do you think that humans will live on forever? It seems hopeless because theres so many ways we can be wiped out. Global warming, asteroids, or comets are the obvious ways. But then theres bacteria because antibiotics are getting less effective, we can also end up killing eachother by war. There STILL is no cure for viruses. Also if we somehow survive and live on for hundreds of thousands of years. The sun will consume us all. I dont think well ever get to another solar system because if we went lightspeed it would kill us. I know this sounds depressing, sorry. But I want everyone else to see it from my point of view. I THINK, the earth is the only home we will have. Scientists are terribly optimistic about moving billions of humans into space...

There have been at least a few of such debates here in the Evolution section...

What do you mean by "no cure for viruses"?

What do you mean by "no cure for viruses"?

 

I believe he was talking stupidly in general "no miracle cure for all viruses".

I was more interested in the idea of viruses being some sort of terrible threat to humanity.

I was more interested in the idea of viruses being some sort of terrible threat to humanity.

Well I guess it is if its in the the form of a mass pandemic...

Mass? There's no other kind of pandemic.

 

They really aren't that much of a threat to be honest, not to a highly diverse population of 6 billion individuals.

Well, not from the 'continuing existence of the human race' point of view. They are a personnel threat though, that's why they keep shutting down your experimental labs.

who ever said we had to leave at the speed of light? if we have large generational ships we can find a new home.

Plus there's a very real possibility of terraforming another planet in the Solar System.

 

Science will save us all someday

 

(touch wood)

won't the sun eventually "swallow" the terrestrial planets?

Yeah, but we're talking a couple billion years until that happens.

he is talking about FOREVER

Fair enough, I'm just pointing out that possibility for the reasonable long-term.

I'm still not sure why he sees a need to "move billions of humans into space".

what do u want to do leave everyone to be burned? eventually, everyone that is alive at that time will have to be moved or they will no longer be alive.

Yes, but in those billions of years until it happens, we'd probably get such advanced technology that the ones escaping then would get to their destinations before the other ones had set up a good camp.

Let's not forget that time is an axis here.

Scientists are terribly optimistic about moving billions of humans into space...

 

Yeah scientists everywhere are pretty sure they can do that