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Off Topic => General Interest => Topic started by: EnderA on November 14, 2008, 06:52:59 PM
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Slashdot Summary - Reducing the Risk of Human Extinction (http://news.slashdot.org/news/08/11/14/166236.shtml)
I figure it fits well with the theme of Outpost. Essentially, the article discusses the merits of spending on extinction prevention measures.
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But if we're all dead, who will be left alive to care?
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But if we're all dead, who will be left alive to care?
Do you care if you're alive?
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Do you care if you're alive?
It could only cost you your life, and you got that for free!
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It could only cost you your life, and you got that for free!
I see. I think I'll kill you now. :whistle:
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Oh, good! I've always wanted to test the effects of a Vortex on humans, but now I have a volunteer!
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Have you 2 ever heard of PM's?
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But then you wouldn't be able to participate in the conversation. :P
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Let's put it this way:
humans bring about the pathway to extinction for many species through many methods (hunting, selective breeding, removal and reontroduction of speceis, etc.)
Therefore, when humans go extinct, it will allow the natural balance to return.
So, investing in human extinction prevention methods is a very selfish thing to consider.
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I never realized you were the hippie-anarchist type, CK9.
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Let's put it this way:
humans bring about the pathway to extinction for many species through many methods (hunting, selective breeding, removal and reontroduction of speceis, etc.)
Therefore, when humans go extinct, it will allow the natural balance to return.
But, what if the balance adapted to humans, and if humans go extinct, would the "balance-o-meter" go off the scale?
I mean, humans WERE part of the evolution chain, and they got into the whole nature thing, so if humans go extinct, the scale goes off.
Same thing with any other predator; for example:
You got a bear. Bear eats fish. If the bear is dead, more fish survive.
You got fish. If the fish die, the bear will die, cause Bear eats fish.
Humans eat vegetables, and animals. If humans are gone, more vegetables and animals will survive.
If they are gone...
But the point is; either way having more or less of any of the mentioned "stuff" is bad. (having more fish = bigger fish eating more small fish.)
However you turn it, it's around fishes and humans :D
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Speaking of the end of the world and apocalypses and such, "So long and thanks for all the fish".
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But, what if the balance adapted to humans, and if humans go extinct, would the "balance-o-meter" go off the scale?
I mean, humans WERE part of the evolution chain, and they got into the whole nature thing, so if humans go extinct, the scale goes off.
Same thing with any other predator; for example:
You got a bear. Bear eats fish. If the bear is dead, more fish survive.
You got fish. If the fish die, the bear will die, cause Bear eats fish.
Humans eat vegetables, and animals. If humans are gone, more vegetables and animals will survive.
If they are gone...
But the point is; either way having more or less of any of the mentioned "stuff" is bad. (having more fish = bigger fish eating more small fish.)
However you turn it, it's around fishes and humans :D
Bears eat more than just fish, fish die, bear lives.
The world didn't end when Dinosaurs died, and it won't be dead when we aren't here anymore...unless we caused it by nuking the hell out of eachother (but the cockroaches will survive, heh)
Our position at the tp of the food chain will be quickly filled by another animal. So it was when the dinosaurs went extinct, so it will be when we are gone.
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so it will be when we are gone.
I share your optimism :D
See you on new terra
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If you read the article, it suggests that the best solution is a colony of some sort out in space, or a small colony of some sort deep underground.
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If you read the article, it suggests that the best solution is a colony of some sort out in space, or a small colony of some sort deep underground.
and you doom another ecosystem ;)
New Terra maybe?
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Vote for Emperor Sirbomber, for I shall ensure no lifeform goes extinct...
Except those that are clearly inferior. Like cats. Not to be confused with CATS, of course.
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I would dethrone you for that. And I promise that even you cannot resist... much.
Are bacteria and viruses considered inferior? ;)
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All your bacterium are belong to us.