Law Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiral_ju00 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 There have been at least a few of such debates here in the Evolution section... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 What do you mean by "no cure for viruses"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 What do you mean by "no cure for viruses"? I believe he was talking stupidly in general "no miracle cure for all viruses". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I was more interested in the idea of viruses being some sort of terrible threat to humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 who ever said we had to leave at the speed of light? if we have large generational ships we can find a new home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Plus there's a very real possibility of terraforming another planet in the Solar System. Science will save us all someday (touch wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 won't the sun eventually "swallow" the terrestrial planets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Yeah, but we're talking a couple billion years until that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 he is talking about FOREVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Fair enough, I'm just pointing out that possibility for the reasonable long-term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 I'm still not sure why he sees a need to "move billions of humans into space". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Let's not forget that time is an axis here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Scientists are terribly optimistic about moving billions of humans into space... Yeah scientists everywhere are pretty sure they can do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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