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> I don't think humanity will survive into the 22nd century Well that's a dumb thing to say. Have you been going to barbecues with Harold Camping? It'll be a
by JonFish85 13y ago
> I don't think humanity will survive into the 22nd century
Well that's a dumb thing to say. Have you been going to barbecues with Harold Camping?
It'll be a different place in 87 years, sure. But humanity will be doing just fine, unless some whackjob launches off some nuclear weapons.
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- revscat 13y agoI don't know who that is. Insofar as humanity's long-term survival goes, though, no I do not think it is by any means a sure thing. The rate of CO2 emissions increases every year, parallel to the population. The "whackjobs" that are attacking are those who produce and profit from fossil fuels production and consumption. They already exist, and are not some far off, imaginary threat.
- baddox 13y agoWhere are you getting this data?
- steveplace 13y agoThe rate of change is pretty constant http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/02/1166704/-CO2-Emissions-Exponential-Growth-3-1-yr-for-2000-2012-A-Catastrophic-Rate http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/02/1166704/-CO2-Emissi...
- zevyoura 13y agoEven if nuclear winter took place, it seems unlikely to me that humanity would literally go extinct. We're an incredibly resilient species.