2006-07-29 03:11:38 · 14 answers · asked by list 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
humans, or homo sapiens sapiens, as a species has existed for slightly less than 200 000 years.
Most species of homo managed to hang on for similar amounts of time. But more specialized forms, like Homo floresiensis ( the "hobbit" of SE Asia) only managed a few tens of thousands of years.
If we think of mofern H sapiens as the most highly specialized of the various types of Homo, then we are overdue for extinction.
If you consider us to the very most generalized of homo, able to live anywhere and do anything, then we have a few more eons ahead.
I put our time left at less than 10 000, for a variety of reasons.
2006-07-29 06:08:10 · answer #1 · answered by aka DarthDad 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We've been working on it for centuries, but nothing will work short of a nuclear war, even then it's not guaranteed all will parish. By the time the sun burns out, as another answerer suggested, humans will have found other suns with 'livable' planets to populate.
2006-07-29 10:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humanity will never cure itself. It will need the help of a higher power to achieve such a task.
2006-07-29 10:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by KIT-KAT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It never will.
Well, I suppose eventually it will undergo radiation therapy, when the sun goes out, but the cure will be far worse than the disease.
2006-07-29 10:14:51 · answer #4 · answered by terraform_mars 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are not a disease - but if you're so concerned about it, why don't you start by ridding the earth of yourself!
Bye!
2006-07-29 10:15:40 · answer #5 · answered by Tiffany5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My, aren't we cheerful today! there you are, sitting in front of a computer, benefitting from decades of labor of people who have come before you; having access to electricity, fresh water, fresh food etc etc etc., while most of the rest humanity suffers....
"Huh---LOOO!"
Why do you consider yourself a disease??? I think maybe you have waaaaaaaaaaaay too much time on your hands....
2006-07-30 01:38:56 · answer #6 · answered by Joya 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some things just can't be cured.
2006-07-29 10:15:20 · answer #7 · answered by Tina T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we get rid of weird people like you.
2006-07-29 11:06:04 · answer #8 · answered by suppy_sup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they have a spray for that :). Shouldn't this be under philosophy?
2006-07-29 10:45:16 · answer #9 · answered by Auggie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give it some help..
Begin with yourself...
2006-07-29 14:24:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋