Is the great man right?

Question

Y answers mate, Stephen Hawking thinks with outside reasons, we have made such a mess of it, that we'll have to get off this planet to survive but, what if we came here to survive from some other galaxy, where we did the same thing? Wouldn't it be better for other galaxys if we stopped the contamination right here?

Answer 1

What do you mean "better for other galaxies"? Anyone has been complaining?

OK, let's put a few things in perspective.

We are making a mess down here. Why? Because we are not using the ressources optimally, and because ressources are limited, and technology is not advanced enough
(we are working on improving things, though. There is this company that is deploying a technology that converts garbage into oil -- I am NOT kidding; they are simply doing what nature took million of years to do, to convert rotting plants into petroleum, in a few hours seach for Thermal Depolymerization on the web and be enlighthened)

Prejudice and hatred is still a problem, that is why we still have wars. Religious fanatics of all type are convinced that they should decide what is best for you, and you either comply to their views of things or they will kill you.

Is any of that stuff going to really make life on this planet eventually impossible? Maybe. maybe not. What is Hawking talking about then? Long terms stuff. Unavoidable stuff. Like the risk that one day a giant meteor will slam on the planet, killing everyone. Or on longer term, that the sun will get too hot (and it will, that is only a matter of time, a long time, billion of years, but it will happen). Or that a relatively close star will go supernova (the sun cannot go supernova, it is too small to be able to, but that is another debate) showering us with lethal radiations.

So, what should we do?

Put our collective eggs into more than one basket.
That means find other star systems and have people there too. If one of the planet gets wiped out, there will still be humans left somewhere.

Clearly this is not going to happen overnight. Manking first step on the moon was in 1969 (and no one has been there since 1972). But Hawking is an astophysicist, and he deals with things like the Big Bang, and black holes, and star going supernova. He deals with millions of years like you do with pocket change. To him, if mankind gets to another star in 200 years, that is not considered "distant future".

But in order to get there, we have to start. And start now.

That means stop bitching around, and hating one another. That means stop ruining the planet while we still need it.

Answer 2

Is it not possible that Stephen Hawking is really the guy who used to be Davros in Dr Who,and he is in fact over 40 thousand years old and was the leader of our ppl when we first colonised this planet.. He knows a lot science etc and now he is saying all this because he is laying down the foundations for his announcement of his past leadership of the old planet ...I wouldnt be surprised either if his wheelchair could transform into a spacecraft complete with leather interior...And remember as Stephen says "All we have to do is keep talking"....

Answer 3

Every doomsayer that ever lived has ignored the capacity of the planet to recover from any kind of blight.

Even if runaway global warming alters the climate and makes life as we know it untenable, life will survive in some form and when the climate ameliorates will resume its upward climb in complexity and intelligence.

Five times in the history of the Earth life has been almost extinguished by massive meteor strikes, super volcanoes and the like, yet here we are. Only if you think of humans as the only significant life on Earth is our extinction the 'end of the universe'.

Answer 4

yes Steven Hawkins is a great scientist;

It is difficult for us to decide, on what hypothetical events,
may take place in the future,

WHAT IF ! WHAT IF! What IF !

Progress ( as well as mistakes ) are a result of great thinkers ,
attempting to put their theories, into practise

we would still, be scratching around in caves ,but for inventions and ways to apply the ideas of a few remarkable people.

of course mistakes will be ( are ) made , but progress must not be stifled .by that fear.
The great unknown, of space and galaxies ,is a constant challenge to us ,
Maybe there are life forms, close to our own somewhere .

Do we know if they will be a threat to us ?
do we know that we may damage them ?

again we can't say for certain

but we look to great scientists , to ferret out some answers for us . .

Answer 5

I thought that I had already left planet Earth, but it turned out to be Middlesborough.

Answer 6

stephen hawking is the great man???

Answer 7

nah universal domination thats what we need forget the middle east.

Answer 8

yes we are just a plague arnt we....i kind of like the audacity of it though.