The state of the planet

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The state of the planet

Post by Rum » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:29 am

Interesting - if a bit depressing. The state of the planet in graphics

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7056601.stm

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Post by The Dawktor » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:37 am

Thanks for cheering me up Rum'! :doh: :doh:
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Re: The state of the planet

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:18 am

Human is a plague on the face of the Earth.
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Re: The state of the planet

Post by Rum » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:09 pm

The Dawktor wrote:Thanks for cheering me up Rum'! :doh: :doh:
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Re: The state of the planet

Post by devogue » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:10 pm

Cool link Rum. :clap:

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Re: The state of the planet

Post by FBM » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:51 pm

OK, so we're all going to die. Not exactly breaking news, is it? Species have been evolving and going extinct for a couple of billion years on this spinning rock. We won't be missed. I imagine the rest of the life forms will be only too happy to see us go.

That said, my hobbies include reducing my carbon footprint as much as possible. Meh. A hobby is a hobby.
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Re: The state of the planet

Post by Rum » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:57 pm

Imagine we are the only 'intelligent' creatures in the galaxy - or over a couple or more. The sheer number of stars and galaxies are so huge that even if evolved life is very rare it almost certainly has or does exist somewhere. It is possible I think having read the arguments over and over again that the next example of anythign remotely like us is a teerribly long way off in time as well as space.

And imagine if we die out over the next couple of centuries or less. Nobody would miss us but it would be so terribly poignant.

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Post by AshtonBlack » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:04 pm

I thought I'd seen that before. I wonder what it's like now.
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Re: The state of the planet

Post by FBM » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:12 pm

Rumertron wrote:Nobody would miss us but it would be so terribly poignant.
Sorry,but that's a contradiction, isn't it? To whom would it be so terribly poignant? :eddy:
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Re: The state of the planet

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:15 pm

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Rumertron wrote:Nobody would miss us but it would be so terribly poignant.
Sorry,but that's a contradiction, isn't it? To whom would it be so terribly poignant? :eddy:
I'd miss humans. :sad:
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Re: The state of the planet

Post by FBM » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:18 pm

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FBM wrote:
Rumertron wrote:Nobody would miss us but it would be so terribly poignant.
Sorry,but that's a contradiction, isn't it? To whom would it be so terribly poignant? :eddy:
I'd miss humans. :sad:
:roll: OK, that one.
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Re: The state of the planet

Post by BlackBart » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:47 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:Human is a plague on the face of the Earth.
Yes, but I do find you all quite amusing.
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Re: The state of the planet

Post by devogue » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:49 pm

BlackBart wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Human is a plague on the face of the Earth.
Yes, but I do find you all quite amusing.
Subtle and satisfying. :clap: :tea:

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