Human Extinction

[Shocker]

And then you have these aholes...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Human_Extinction_Movement

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[TheRumGone]

learn to swim bitches

 

[heel31ok]

On 8/7/2017 at 10:14 PM, SmokinwithWilly said:

it brings up the question from Inferno. If you had to choose between pushing a button and wiping out half the population, or watching the human race go extinct in a hundred years, what would you choose?

100 yrs

[Jangler]

lol the tide rolls in  and out....humans think they are special.

 

[iBBB]

I'm reading Magicians of the Gods by Hancock, and in there he talks about a very high probability of an advanced civilization that experienced a very harsh shake-up around 10KBC. Which brings me to the the following point. No matter how smart or advanced we think we can get, technologically or introspectively, we are always one natural ELE away from extinction, it being local or external to our planet. And today's society being so codependent on the global system of things, our ability to survive individually only keeps shrinking.

We truly have become an extremely fragile and susceptible species, as always and once again. 

 

[Shocker]

I personally feel technology will be a major part of the downfall.  Humans like to point to a singular reason why but its usually multiple factors converging at once.    Same here.  We are going extinct the question is how soon.

[MurkN]

1 hour ago, iBBB said:

I'm reading Magicians of the Gods by Hancock, and in there he talks about a very high probability of an advanced civilization that experienced a very harsh shake-up around 10KBC. Which brings me to the the following point. No matter how smart or advanced we think we can get, technologically or introspectively, we are always one natural ELE away from extinction, it being local or external to our planet. And today's society being so codependent on the global system of things, our ability to survive individually only keeps shrinking.

We truly have become an extremely fragile and susceptible species, as always and once again.

Here's a clip from Graham Hancock and Randall Carlson on Joe Rogan's podcast about this. Very interesting.

[The Huddler]

 

im with bill hicks

[iBBB]

7 hours ago, MurkN said:

Here's a clip from Graham Hancock and Randall Carlson on Joe Rogan's podcast about this. Very interesting.

I've been hooked on that podcast since about episode 600. JR has the proper balance of certainty and curiosity which I admire. 

[Jangler]

 

[thefuzz]

On 8/8/2017 at 3:05 PM, Bronn said:

If a cell tower goes dark for a couple hours, people lose their minds.

If the internet goes out for a bit, people lose their minds.

If the threat of snow approaches in the south, people raid grocery stores.


If any of the things you listed happen, imagine the above examples thousands-fold.

Yup.  If you haven't read One Second After, I recommend it highly.

 

An EMP strike on a few target locations would throw the US into immediate chaos, and many of us wouldn't survive a year....throw in as many guns as we all have, and we would break down into small factions warring with each other relentlessly over wild game and clean water.

 

Oh, and I fully believe Carlin....the Earth is going to shake us off like a bad case of fleas.

[MurkN]

17 hours ago, thefuzz said:

Yup.  If you haven't read One Second After, I recommend it highly.

An EMP strike on a few target locations would throw the US into immediate chaos, and many of us wouldn't survive a year....throw in as many guns as we all have, and we would break down into small factions warring with each other relentlessly over wild game and clean water.

Oh, and I fully believe Carlin....the Earth is going to shake us off like a bad case of fleas.

Let's not forget about the nuclear power plants that would melt down if power went out for an extended period of time. Any people lucky enough to survive a month or a year without electricity would eventually meet their end via radiation poisoning, and not just humans either.

[thefuzz]

5 hours ago, MurkN said:

Let's not forget about the nuclear power plants that would melt down if power went out for an extended period of time. Any people lucky enough to survive a month or a year without electricity would eventually meet their end via radiation poisoning, and not just humans either.

I can't recall, but I think that US based power plants have systems in place to keep that to a minimum, but I can't recall.  I read up on it when I read that book I mention above.