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This one to the whole world, answer this:
I bet you've read about it, seen it on tv or even knew it all this time..but doesn't it scare you that one day the world is going to end? With all the pollution and destruction that we are doing, we are creating our very own doomsday!
What would become of us? Would we be recreated again?
Points goes to the most sensible answerer.

2007-04-24 15:25:50 · 8 answers · asked by MeGotBalls™ 6 in Science & Mathematics Other - Science

8 answers

I wouldn't panic!!! you have to understand that we are not becoming more pollutants and destroying the earth at a faster rate. Here's why, ready? here we go!

Our ancestors by far damaged the earth more than what we do now. The days of Black coal burning, trains, and mass industries with no emission controls were common especially during the world wars 1 and 2. Ask yourself or google it, "how many recycling places were there in the 50's"? There was nothing in place to record or monitor global warming during that time. Whats happening now is that our technology gave us the ability to measure the affects on earth and now were in a panic. Just think, we now have low emission standards, environmental agencies, recycling, and just the fact of understanding the impact of earth, we are doing so much better. If I was working for the discovery channel and I had to make a hit series, I would think of something that would worry people world wide (environmental catastrophe and meteor impacts) and research and film all the negative sides about it.

Blaaaam!!! Oh yah! I impress myself. Go ahead and give me the points.

2007-04-24 15:52:04 · answer #1 · answered by 24DupontWatcher 3 · 0 0

Many ancient civilizations faced extinction as a consequence of overpopulation, resource depletion, and environmental damage. Historical precedent shows us that colonization was one of the strategies that enabled some of these civilizations to survive. It is probable that our planet will one day not support life, given sufficient time you could say inevitable. Pollution and destruction of the environment are viable candidates for such extinction. These are called mechanisms of extinction, but what is more important is the mathematical probability of extinction. The average life of a species on the Earth is about 30 million years. In simple terms, roll a dice once every 10 million years and if you roll a 1 the species is toast. This rhythmic pattern corresponds to the passage of our Solar System through the galactic belt which has been responsible for about 20 Extinction Level Events (ELE’s) on our planet. If we were to colonize another planet then we would roll two dice every 10 million years and only two simultaneous 1’s would eradicate our species, with a probability of 1 in 36. Colonize another world and we would need three simultaneous 1’s, with a probability of 1 in 216, and so on. No other species has this capability. Therefore while human civilization is harmful to the probability of our survival, it is also a blessing that may artificially enhance our long term survival.

Recreation of a life form is mathematically difficult. Evolution of a life form is directed by optimality within an environment and if this is altered then the product is altered. There are similar creatures on this planet that come from different ancestors, such that evolution has converged upon an optimal design. If we assume that humanity is an optimal design and it became extinct, then it follows that another evolution path would lead back to this design. The new humans would not be identical and would have traits from their ancestral path. For example, if we nuked the planet such that only roaches survived, then the new humans would have roach ancestors. Assuming that all life on Earth was eradicated, including roaches, then it is possible that our planet could be seeded with life from an external source, even another Solar system. It is difficult for life to cross the void between two Solar systems and survive the radiation and desiccation of deep space travel. During our passage through the Galactic Belt, the frequency of contact is increased while the distance is decreased, both of which increase the probability. It is somewhat ironic that the Galactic Belt which is a leading cause of extinction may also be a mechanism of life propagation throughout our entire Galaxy.

2007-04-24 20:16:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

NASA believes that with the aid of the 1st easy of the twenty third century, we would have technologies to prevail in and proceed to exist mars properly. mars' gravity heavily fits ours, however the only flaw is the lack of ability of organic supplies. answer- hydraulic agriculture. Thigs like eggs is additionally raised on mars, too. Mars isn't the only planet that we are able to proceed to exist... scientists even have self assurance that we've a twin blue planet orbiting Alpha Centuari, that's exceedingly much comparable to earth with many attributes. Scientists even have self assurance that the greater be hit upon approximately orgnisms, or micoorganisms, the closer we get to starting to be a species inhabiting greater desirable than a million planet.

2016-12-10 10:42:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

You really,really need to turn the TV off and read some books. The Earth will be incinerated when our sun becomes a giant dwarf. Until then, we will adapt to whatever the environment throws at us. It's a self-correcting mechanism..damage the environment and enough will die off so the correction cycle can complete. Re-created? Hardly. The universe will never even know we were here.

You give us piss-ant humans too much credit.

2007-04-24 16:01:32 · answer #4 · answered by steve.c_50 6 · 0 0

Instead of posting these silly questions and givin' yourself an ulcer, go look up what you can do to help cut down on greenhouse gases and carbon emissions and pollution, etc. I read about this comin for years and years, but instead of actually having to change the way we live day-to-day, people ignore it. It's happening now, so act now. Do what you can to really get the word out, and start acting like you want to change the world!

2007-04-24 15:31:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

the world is going to end? OMG, I didn't know that!!! When? OMG OMG OMG OMG!! and to think that I haven't go to third base yet. I'm gonna do it tonight with my girlfriend then (all the way). BTW, 13 is the normal age right? to do this kinda thing?

2007-04-24 23:04:48 · answer #6 · answered by Slug 4 · 0 0

Earth will be here for another 5 billion years or so.

2007-04-24 15:58:17 · answer #7 · answered by Gene 7 · 0 0

No, Eventually we will inhabit Mars.

2007-04-24 16:47:39 · answer #8 · answered by Hook 'em Horns 3 · 0 0

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