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Article #1275Re: Scientism? - Creationism v. Evolution
From: Don H
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 23:40
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 23:40
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I disagree. My hunch is that the human species will be extinct in a decade or so. Why? Because of the Exponential Factor. Human population has "exploded" from the 1900s onwards, and is still growing. We have the Vatican recently opposing abortion; as do other religions, to boost their own numbers and because they have a vested interest in human misery - people don't pine for an Afterlife if happy in this one. But increase in population is linked with mass consumption of the world's mineral and other resources; decline in other species; mass felling of forests (the lungs of the Earth), global warming, and many other factors. Fossil fuels will soon be used up, as will mineral resources. AIDS, SARS, etc, may reduce human numbers somewhat, but not enough. Nuclear war would finish us off that much quicker. The influences opposing this trend (Greenies, Kyoto, recycling, etc) are still too feeble, and perhaps too late. The human species is clever, but has it been too clever for its own good? We laugh at the extinct dinosaurs, but they existed for millions of years; we shall be gone in the blink of a cosmic eye. ========================== "Hostman Brevis" <apocalypse_zero@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:caeecb67.0404300017.7f68ceb8@posting.google.com... > "Don H" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:<b3bkc.4141$TT.3367@news-server.bigpond.net.au>... > > There is nothing > > "immortal" about us, even though we tend to think so. > > ======================== > I NEVER said that and I agree. I just don't think it it will be a > fast eradication process because of the simple fact of a 'brain size'. > Our cerebrum made us succesfull in the past million years even though > our body is so fragile so it has proven itself again and again and > still there people out here thinking it's a bad thing. I think it's > not. This is my hypothesis if you like it or not.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102cdf,975a546dc07fb449 X-Google-Thread: f69b1,237737f085aeb181 X-Google-Thread: f64bc,86435d04433c39e7 X-Google-Thread: 111000,86435d04433c39e7 X-Google-Thread: 100202,86435d04433c39e7 X-Google-Thread: 119db8,9fe0352bcbfe13a9 X-Google-Thread: 100922,86435d04433c39e7 X-Google-Thread: 10e378,86435d04433c39e7 X-Google-Thread: fd648,318d849b6b1dad7f X-Google-Attributes: gid102cdf,gidf69b1,gidf64bc,gid111000,gid100202,gid119db8,gid100922,gid10e378,gidfd648,public Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!controlnews3.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!news-spur1.glorb.com!news.kjsl.com!news.exile.org!abnormal.com!lon-transit.news.telstra.net!ken-in.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Don H" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> Newsgroups: alt.folklore.science,alt.paranet.science,sci.anthropology.paleo,sci.bio.paleontology,talk.atheism,alt.history.science,alt.religion.jehovahs-witn,alt.talk.creationism,aus.science References: <d222de3e.0403291135.69736571@posting.google.com> <Ez%9c.2271$oD.668@fe25.usenetserver.com> <406e0bc5$0$67420$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster.com> <k7-dnUIKNN5b2e7dRVn-gg@adelphia.com> <40734785_1@news.athenanews.com> <kDUjc.2869$TT.1677@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <caeecb67.0404290923.48a5316d@posting.google.com> <b3bkc.4141$TT.3367@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <caeecb67.0404300017.7f68ceb8@posting.google.com> Subject: Re: Scientism? - Creationism v. Evolution Lines: 32 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: <euBkc.5909$TT.1785@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 23:40:58 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 144.139.21.175 X-Complaints-To: abuse@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1083368458 144.139.21.175 (Sat, 01 May 2004 09:40:58 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 09:40:58 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services