do you think the human race is due some kind of mass extinction, natures way of keeping population down ?

Answer 1

It's already starting what with natural disasters becoming more current, wars and famine next few hundred yrs the human race wil be gone we ain't got nobody to blame but our self

Answer 2

No, I don't think it's 'meant' or that nature will have much of anything to do with it (short of an asteroid hitting us)
I think the population level will continue exploding and eventually governments will try to impose restrictions on the number of children we can have like they did in China.
Even if some bird flu or something were let loose, remember:
1)in 1918, the Spanish flu killed 1-2% of the world's population, so in the long run the bird flu wouldn't make any difference
2)the Black Plague in the mid-late-14th century (1347–1351), killed between a third and two thirds of Europe's population and in the long run, that hasn't made any difference.
There really isn't much that will cause the extinction of the human race, especially not all at once.

Answer 3

Well, the trouble is we keep on fighting this - we've eradicated most fatal diseases, we're winning the fight over AIDS (in the rich West anyway), so much research has been done into cancers and infertility treatments, so even if the population was halved tomorrow, chances are it wouldn't make a huge difference in a few years. However, families are getting a lot smaller; and many women are choosing not to have children at all.

But I'm wondering if there will be a war, as governments like to stay popular by promoting such medical research (so that rich countries benefit mainly) and generally by exuding similar socially aware vibes, but then the only way to control the growth is to do dodgy deals in arms ... leading to wars. So between this and the dwindling oil resources, who knows what's going to happen. Personally I hope the population simply winds down gradually through lower birth rates.

Answer 4

There are at least two pernicious factors at interplay with regards to mass extinction: the first is human over-fishing in the worlds oceans where many species have been reduced with up to 90% in a few decades. The second is the increased acidity in the world's oceans that originates from the rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere. Unfortunately the acidification is happening way too fast for species to be able to adapt to the changes.

Answer 5

I don't think nature 'decides' to control the population of any species. The planet is still evolving and extinction usually occurs when a species is unable to adapt with the changes.

I think the human races will cause its own extinction. It seems, as a race, we are to busy with power and control to really see the changes that are occurring around us.

Leaving the control of the human race in the hands of a few power hungry and self concerned individuals just doesn't work any more. Times have changed and there is to much greed and corruption to continue this way.

I don't think its nature that will cause our extinction, the planet and nature will still exist when we are long gone - its our own blindness that will leads us there!

Answer 6

I believe an extinction level event is enevitable. A severe climate change is on the cards thanks to global warming, where the population in question is churning out gases and producing extreme amounts of waste that is speeding up the demise of the planet. So 'natures way' is already reacting at the moment to the abuse of our planet.
I believe disease is real threat. You only have to look at how antibiotics are becoming less effective. More strains of disease are becoming resistent. MORE population equals MORE animals bred for food equals MORE antibiotics rountinly administered antibiotics to livestock nilly willy. The result? Strains of disease fight back, become more resistent. Life needs balance. Force it too far one way its going to come back hard to sustain that natural balance. We could make changes but yes while we still have this level of population somethings got to give.
And of course there's always a chance we could kiss an astroid at high speed which would result in a severe blow to the population and the planet as we know it.
Try to have a nice day anyway!

Answer 7

I believe we have for the time being escaped a pandemic in H5N1, or bird flu...if it had taken off from the outset it would have killed millions upon millions of people...the thing is I think the system will come to a point where it is overloaded and won't be able to sustain the number of human beings on the earth as a whole...you see it in microcosms where an entire population starves to death or is killed off by disease. I think what might be something to look for in the long run is mutation through natural selection which will change the nature of humanity...what will the next humans call themselves...homo sapien extremus??? Who knows..but I hope I have answered your question to a degree...the final answer is only through the telling of time.

Answer 8

There is a theory that war, famine, disease, etc are natural functions of Gaia (Earth as a self- regulating entity). Without these mechanisms in place, the planet would be hopelessly overrun by any given species. In time (if it hasn't started already) something will happen to modify mankind's behaviour (sadly, I feel it won't be extinction - but perhaps an enforced radical simplification of lifestyle). It may be that we are destined to move in cycles - technological advancement leading to decadence and abuse, leading to chaos, leading to a return to basics, leading to technological advancement.
(Un)fortunately, when the necessity arises for us to leave Earth, we will probably not be sufficiently technologically advanced to do so - over and out for the third planet from the sun and all its inhabitants.
Maybe we'll see it coming and do something - maybe.

Answer 9

nature didn't invent industrialisation , we did .
nature wont wipe us out directly it will be a result of something we have done . global warming for example .I don't know if we will be wiped out I don't like to think that way .
I'd rather presume that man will hopefully come to their senses . the current apathetic attitude that man displays over all could be the cause of extinction . but nature would only be secondary to the fact . Has anyone heard of equilibrium where every species reaches appoint where they over populate exhausting all resources and causing their own extinction

Answer 10

The Bible does promise the end of the world, which means people, not the planet, though it is more specific to those not in keeping with God's Word. There will be people left, who will have everlasting life, and who will spend 1000 years turning the planet back into a Paradise.