how will the human race become extinct?

Question

just want to know peoples opinions

Answer 1

The greenhouse effect?

Answer 2

It will not become extinct, but the original man will walk the earth again one day in peace and as one. With the depletion of the ozone layer, the pale skinned will not be able to deal with the UV rays of the sun. They need to have melanin in thier skin. I don't know if you believe in GOD or prophecies, but it is written. The Rastafarians believe one day they will return back to Africa when the earth is created anew. This may take another 400 years. This is a true prophecy that is in thier religion. [I had to add this. I am far from a racist, so don't take this the wrong way. Some of the caucasion race don't like the fact that thier offspring date the "so called" minority. But due to the arrogance of the parents and some of the younger generation, thier progeny will be able to withstand the nature that the world is to become. I hardly think some know how true this process is happening. That is why NASA is trying to make life on mars. Because they know they will not be able to withstand the UV rays of the sun in the coming future. But the funniest part about it is caucasions are the ones doing it to themselves. How much can the earth take before she shows her vengeance?] So the basic if my answer is, the earth and the human race will not become extict, but manifest back to how it was. That is when the world will be made anew. And I am very religous, but not of the christian faith. Now this part might get me a thumbs down(or a couple), but it is the truth. When the earth is made anew, islam will reign supreme over the world. And it is written on the day of resurection that jesus will come back to earth and judge mankind by the quran. That is why muslims and rastafarians have so many ties together in religion. The coming messiah of the Rastas (Hallie Salasie- I don't know if I spelled that correct), Prince Tafari, is a prime example to what is to come. He was a direct decendant of King David(pbuh).


BUGGED OUT. But this is how history always goes.

Answer 3

If ever we come to live in some system that is wealthy enough and powerful enough to attend to our every need, we will be well on the road to extinction.

The greatest harm usually is preceded by the best of intentions. An autonomous, technological utopia would be just the thing to bore us all to death.

Not that I think this is likely. Virtually all utopias tend to end miserably. Whether ordered by some theory of behavioral conditioning, or feverishly dreamed by some wannabe shaman mumbling curses at a world he doesn't understand, the perfect society collapses in an imperfect world.

Aside from that, I'm not so sure that there are extinction scenario's more likely than our transformation into something else. Vincent G is on to something here, but I'm more concerned with the exponential rate of change in information technology.

Well, we'll see, won't we?

Answer 4

Honestly, in a few years, we may start playing around with our own DNA, to adapt ourselves to what we think is best. We may start be removing the bit of genes that make us grow old, and the ones that make us sick of vulnerable to infections, then we could add some genes so that we can synthesize vitamin C instead of having to eat it in our food (most animals produce their own vitamin C, the exceptions are apes -- including humans -- and oddly, guina pigs), perhaps even add something that makes us capable of eating like crazy without getting fat.
After a few cycles like that, people may look humans, but genetically would no longer be; hence would qualify as a different specie. If no one remains with current, untouched DNA, that means there would be no human race anymore.

I think this is the most likely scenario, and it may not be that long before it happens.

Answer 5

People will become so dependent on technology that they will begin to sit in front of monitors 24/7. Eventually, our muscles will begin to die and everyone will say "someone else will do it." In fact, no matter what goofy drug people ingest, 'sex' will not even be a desire. No, someone else willl do that, too.

When the "so called aliens" come and research the planet, they will find decomposed bodies in front of screens watching everybody, usually re-runs, doing it-life!

Nobody will have bothered to bury anybody because the motto had been so deeply ingrained. And, someone else will have to smell the "rot," too.

So, with everybody, waiting for someone else to do 'it' all will perish, simple as that.

Doing it,

Seeker42

Answer 6

Either by their own action (nuclear war, etc) or it will evolve into something else. Although an Asteroid has the potenial for killing off the human race, I do not think it will. We would find a way to survive.

Answer 7

I think the human race will exist until the end of time. When the universe contracts itself and causes the big crunch.

Answer 8

Relativistic missiles launched by an extraterrestrial spacecraft. For a good discussion of this (how and why), read
The Killing Star
by Charles Pellegrino

Answer 9

Well, if Bush keeps p i s s i n g off other countries the way he has been, our race will probably get nuked.

Darryl S.

Answer 10

Most likely by a huge asteroid that destroys Earth.