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Article #940Re: The ice is melting but the problem is ignored
From: Ian St. John
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:07
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:07
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DonQuijote1954 wrote: > "charliew2" <charliew2@ev1.net> wrote in message > news:<10qi99926p1ikc9@corp.supernews.com>... >> DonQuijote1954 <nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:4e4a3f58.0411250629.53bd54e@posting.google.com... >>> "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most >>> intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." >>> -Charles Darwin >> >> (cut) >> >> Let's see ... humans can adapt to live underwater, on land, in arid >> regions, in space, etc. Unless humans run out of energy, I suspect >> that they will continue to thrive. If humans *do* run out of >> energy, look for the cock roaches and ants to fill in the void. > > I can see a bright future...for roaches and ants. ;) > > Humans though can live on land for quite a while (maybe 100 years) but > more difficult to live under water or up in space (maybe some months > at most). > > The scenarios of destruction can be multiple, but it can most likely > descend into chaos and war due to scarcity of resources and/or > environmental catastrophes and/or injustice. We can see what's to come > by learning from the past... Rapa Nui ( Easter Island ) is indeed a good example of what the current civilisation can expect 'if this goes on'.
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