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In a nutshell: The human race is prolific, therefore, the earth is a nice place to live. This argument contradicts the conclusion of a hypotethical alien prob
by drhodes 17y ago
In a nutshell: The human race is prolific, therefore, the earth is a nice place to live.
This argument contradicts the conclusion of a hypotethical alien probe, which declares the planet uninhabitable due to and over abundance of water, snow, deserts and mountains. The probe in this scenario is a collection of randomly distributed naked mindless humanoids tasked with surviving for 24 hours.
snippets from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Earth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Earth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_catastrophe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_catastrophe
The author states that our planet has been habitable for about 8% of its life and that the Sun's impending death would detract from Earth's appeal.