• Question: do you think humanity will ever become extinct and if so why???

    Asked by ragustinh to Dean, Jess, Luisa on 25 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Dean Whittaker

      Dean Whittaker answered on 24 Jun 2010:

      Yes. Probably due to the effects of global warming. Definately when the sun explodes in a few billion year’s time.

    • Photo: Luisa Ostertag

      Luisa Ostertag answered on 25 Jun 2010:

      Yes, I think so. Either because of a nuclear war or by a big asteroid crashing on earth. Or the latest once earth gets swallowed by the sun,

    • Photo: Jessica Housden

      Jessica Housden answered on 25 Jun 2010:

      Yes; I think it is likely, and before the explosion of the Sun which would definately kill all life on Earth. At the moment, the most likely way is that we will use all the resources that the Earth has, and so run out of food. This is coupled with the planet warming up (due to our own activities); as land and crops will disappear. Or, there will be a nuclear war and we will nuke each other.
      The only other possiblities are ‘natural’ – so an asteroid or maybe some combination of volcanoes + our own actions could contribute to our downfall. I actually think that, whilst possible, we should worry about our own actions rather than these too much (there are plans on how to deflect asteroids away from the Earth should we need to).

      Some people suggest that when we have used up everything on the earth we should colonise other planets and just move there. Whilst i do believe in the future we would be able to do this, I think it is parasitic behaviour -to use up everything we can and then go somewhere else. Let’s get it right on the Earth and be able to holiday on the Moon etc, rather than ruin the beautiful planet that we have!

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