End of Mankind?

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02/11/2003 12:02 AM (UTC)

Many people today think that the human race have surpassed all expectations and challenges. We tend to think of oursleves as the dominant or supirior species of this planet. This, however, is true...considering that we have tackled and embarked upon many obstacles. But ultimately, in the end, we will have ourselves to blame for our own Extinction. If mother nature's wrath does not put an end to us, then we shall fall victim to our own doings.

There are several things to take into consideration for our demise:
-Over population (lack of space)
-Enviornmental Issues (Global Warming)
-Lack of Sustainable resources (Not enough food to sustain the population)
-War(Is Likely to occur)
-Famine and poverty(Africa,South America,and Asia)
-Disease(Aids)

If the above do not eventually eliminate us then there are other catastrophes which nature itself will throw at us:
-The Next Ice Age(in about 2000 years to come)
-Explosion of the Sun(in another 5 billion years; although this seems too farfetched)
-Continental Shifts(causing Earthquakes, Volcano eruptions and tsunamis)

Iam sure many of you have never thought about this issue. But it will happen in some time during the future. Human Beings, just like anything else before it or after it, will become extinct. One thing that I have learned is that Not every Species lives forever.
SO what are your thoughts on this?

PS-Iam not trying to freak all of you out! lol

NeedlesKane

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•09/22/2004 12:38 AM (UTC) •

Yeah, and if you're a Creationist you have to await Revelation.

•09/22/2004 12:41 AM (UTC) •

You have to learn to avoid religious discussion.

NeedlesKane Wrote:
Yeah, and if you're a Creationist you have to await Revelation.

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•09/22/2004 12:42 AM (UTC) •

Or we could always evolve into something that doesn't require us to produce so much waste......Like the X-Men

ROTFL@YOU

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•09/22/2004 12:47 AM (UTC) •

That's why i volunteer to inpregnate jennifer Lopez as many times as it takes to keep our human race going strong. And if I have to, I will do the same with Jessica Alba, Vida Guerra, Lindsey Lohan, and my guidance counselor Ana.

•09/22/2004 12:50 AM (UTC) •

Not sure about that...Wolverine leaves his fair share of beer cans and cigar butts lying around.

skeletonofsociety Wrote:
Or we could always evolve into something that doesn't require us to produce so much waste......Like the X-Men

•09/22/2004 12:53 AM (UTC) •

skeletonofsociety Wrote:
Or we could always evolve into something that doesn't require us to produce so much waste......Like the X-Men

Evolution needs atleast 1 million years to occur. Considering our high degree of intelligence and adaptation skills...iam not sure it will be necessary for humans to evolve.
Although I would like to be Gambit

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•09/22/2004 01:00 AM (UTC) •

ShingoEX Wrote:
Not sure about that...Wolverine leaves his fair share of beer cans and cigar butts lying around.
skeletonofsociety Wrote:
Or we could always evolve into something that doesn't require us to produce so much waste......Like the X-Men

You got me there....

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•09/22/2004 01:11 AM (UTC) •

That's a pretty out of the air number. Evolution doesn't go in spurts, it's a constant thing. Stuff is always evolving. I mean, look at the average height and weight of peoples now compared to 50 years ago.

Dramatic evolution takes hundreds of years. Not millions.

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Afghanblade Wrote:

skeletonofsociety Wrote:
Or we could always evolve into something that doesn't require us to produce so much waste......Like the X-Men

Evolution needs atleast 1 million years to occur. Considering our high degree of intelligence and adaptation skills...iam not sure it will be necessary for humans to evolve.
Although I would like to be Gambit

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•09/22/2004 01:20 AM (UTC) •

One solution to some of those problems is for people to stop having babies and adopt. Another is male castration...

•09/22/2004 01:22 AM (UTC) •

ShoeUnited Wrote:
That's a pretty out of the air number. Evolution doesn't go in spurts, it's a constant thing. Stuff is always evolving. I mean, look at the average height and weight of peoples now compared to 50 years ago.

Dramatic evolution takes hundreds of years. Not millions.

-Shoe

Afghanblade Wrote:

skeletonofsociety Wrote:
Or we could always evolve into something that doesn't require us to produce so much waste......Like the X-Men

Evolution needs atleast 1 million years to occur. Considering our high degree of intelligence and adaptation skills...iam not sure it will be necessary for humans to evolve.
Although I would like to be Gambit

Correction, for a whole species to completely evolve into a another takes a pretty long time-somewhere between 1 million years or more. For physical features within the population to occur (like weight and height) it takes hundreds years or so.
Iam aware that evolution is constantly taking place...but my friend its going at a very slow rate.

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•09/22/2004 01:23 AM (UTC) •

ErmackDaddy Wrote:
One solution to some of those problems is for people to stop having babies and adopt. Another is male castration...

If we were to do that our society would be similar to that of Japan's with an aging society, which isn't a good thing either.

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•09/22/2004 01:24 AM (UTC) •

ErmackDaddy Wrote:
One solution to some of those problems is for people to stop having babies and adopt. Another is male castration...

Not while im alive!For this though,the human race will eventually be killed off.I dont know how,when,or why,but it will.I feel bad for the people around when it does happen.Hopefully not us though,I like living.

•09/22/2004 01:24 AM (UTC) •

ErmackDaddy Wrote:
One solution to some of those problems is for people to stop having babies and adopt. Another is male castration...

Hmm...i dont think many males would be happy with that. But a good solution is birth control for which women can take.

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•09/22/2004 01:52 AM (UTC) •

hey man that's a tall order, I'll help you out and take vida and jennifer lopez on weekends

ROTFL@YOU Wrote:
That's why i volunteer to inpregnate jennifer Lopez as many times as it takes to keep our human race going strong. And if I have to, I will do the same with Jessica Alba, Vida Guerra, Lindsey Lohan, and my guidance counselor Ana.

or perhaps what we need to have is a tournament. One where to people fight to the death and they advance. They would fight until they reached the supreme ruller of Outworld. It would be....Mortal Kombat. Now I know you all think I'm crazy but Mortal Kombat isn't about death, but life. The strongest survive and make babies.

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•09/22/2004 02:58 AM (UTC) •

I found this site a few months ago and this being a End Of The World topic and all, I thought I would post this link for anyone interested in the end of the world scenarios.

www.xs4all.nl/~mke/exitmundi.htm

Hope this helps to inform you.

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•09/22/2004 02:59 AM (UTC) •

ErmackDaddy Wrote:
One solution to some of those problems is for people to stop having babies and adopt. Another is male castration...

Actually I've already made the decision not to have kids of my own, just so I don't contribute to the world's overpopulation. If everyone on Earth lived like the average American, we would need about 5.3 Earths to meet our consumption needs. So I'm not adding any more consumers. I might get a vasectomy, and if I want to raise a kid, I'll adopt.

We should just get it over with, and end the failed experiment that is mankind.

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•09/22/2004 03:11 AM (UTC) •

xcarnagex Wrote:

If everyone on Earth lived like the average American, we would need about 5.3 Earths to meet our consumption needs..

....That gets me thinking, how many Earths would it take if everyone lived like those in the Sudan or India (excluding northern India)....My guess is probably 20. That's where the real over population numbers come from. The states are a very moderate number.

On somewhat of a side note, that last paragraph may be the only knowledge that really stuck that I've learned at college outside of my major so far. Although I hated the class I feel I got a better understanding of the world because I took it.

•09/22/2004 03:12 AM (UTC) •

I'm quite surprised we haven't looked into underground living.

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•09/22/2004 03:16 AM (UTC) •

Ha, this reminds me of a commercial. A poorly drawn married couple was together. The voice over: Women, it will happen. It showed the man punch the wife, Voice over: Your husband will hit you. become a lesbian.

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•09/22/2004 03:17 AM (UTC) •

I will have children for my lineages sake. I mean people that say they won't have children don't realize that their line ends with them(Unless they have Brothers or sisters).That in of itself is a tragedy.

XcarnageX

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I Have Become as the Wastelands of Unending Nothingness. Now Shall the Night Things Fill Me with their Whisperings, and the Shadows Reveal their Wisdom.

•09/22/2004 03:30 AM (UTC) •

skeletonofsociety Wrote:

xcarnagex Wrote:

If everyone on Earth lived like the average American, we would need about 5.3 Earths to meet our consumption needs..

....That gets me thinking, how many Earths would it take if everyone lived like those in the Sudan or India (excluding northern India)....My guess is probably 20. That's where the real over population numbers come from. The states are a very moderate number.

On somewhat of a side note, that last paragraph may be the only knowledge that really stuck that I've learned at college outside of my major so far. Although I hated the class I feel I got a better understanding of the world because I took it.

Perhaps I didn't make that clear enough...

I meant, if every one of Earth's 6 billion+ people CONSUMED the same amount as the average American, we would need 5.3 Earths. I didn't mean if population density everywhere was the same as it is in the US.

In fact, if every one of Earth's 6 billion+ people lived like the people of Sudan or India, we could be sustained by much less than a single Earth.

•09/22/2004 03:31 AM (UTC) •

I know abot it quite well, and I will make sure that my bloodline ends with me.

Kiasyd Wrote:
I will have children for my lineages sake. I mean people that say they won't have children don't realize that their line ends with them(Unless they have Brothers or sisters).That in of itself is a tragedy.