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Re: Future of Humanity (was: lotsa stuff)
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Tue, 30 Oct 2001 14:11:12 GMT
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> To Ross's point, yes, we may well make ourselves go extinct. It cannot be
> ruled out. But I consider it highly unlikely already. We are at/close to a
> cusp in the probability... As soon as we escape this basket, even if just • to
> other parts of this system, the chances go way further down. They go down
> again, to almost nil, once we start colonising other systems.
Have you read the novels "Last and First Men" and "Starmaker" by Olaf
Stapledon? They deal with exactly those issues but on a grand scale, and are
*exceptionally* humbling reads. Highly recommended!
Jennifer
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| (...) Right. Or at least closer. What I'm getting at is that evolution is a natural process that produces changes in organisms in response to changes in environment (including the changes that occur in other organisms) but that we are now choosing, (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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