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NickB79

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14. Would that be better?

Reply to eShirl (Reply #13)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 07:41 AM

Oct 2017

At least our requirements for a livable ecosystem keep some of us from completely trashing the planet.

Would a society of AI give a damn if their actions sterilized the planet entirely?

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Warning of 'ecological Armageddon' after dramatic plunge in insect numbers [View all] turbinetree Oct 2017 OP

Save The Planet Get Fixed. Our Out Of Control Numbers Will Destroy Spaceship Earth. TheMastersNemesis Oct 2017 #1

+100. Duppers Oct 2017 #8

Oh great, let's give this one to Scott Pruitt to solve... lordsummerisle Oct 2017 #2

Big deal ornotna Oct 2017 #3

Not surprising Moral Compass Oct 2017 #4

This was posted earlier today and it was interesting. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #5

Just wait until we get to 11 billion and 500 ppm CO2. roamer65 Oct 2017 #6

I dont understand, sorry. arthritisR_US Oct 2017 #10

The UN estimates we'll hit 11 billion humans by 2050 NickB79 Oct 2017 #12

Past the point of no return now, I wager NickB79 Oct 2017 #7

It will take the Earth a million years to recover from the insults inflicted on it by humans. Bluepinky Oct 2017 #9

OTOH, our waste could be fertilizer for the species that follow. Thor_MN Oct 2017 #11

maybe our tech will survive eShirl Oct 2017 #13

Would that be better? NickB79 Oct 2017 #14