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In reply to the discussion: One in Five Stars Has Earth-sized Planet in Habitable Zone [View all]Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)19. About another billion years or so...
The goldilocks zone for our solar system is expanding outward as the Sun gets hotter over the years.
NOTE: This is not an argument against anthropogenic climate change, the current climate is changing far too rapidly for the Sun's increase in radiation to account for.
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Never gonna happen. Besides, if we wreck this place, we don't deserve a second chance.
arcane1
Nov 2013
#28
What an absurd statement. I'm not dooming anyone, nor am I capable of doing so.
arcane1
Nov 2013
#61
At the rate corporations are despoiling the environment for financial gain, aided and abetted by
indepat
Nov 2013
#13
Yep. "Habitable" has a different meaning for scientists than for "normal people".
Xithras
Nov 2013
#57
I tend to think that is the problem .. It would be nice if they could help us out.. we need it.
YOHABLO
Nov 2013
#21
Indeed, our combination of intelligence, curiosity, and tool innovation are probably quite rare.
arcane1
Nov 2013
#30
This is a great and fascinating post, but the Mediocrity Principle sounds like bullshit to me.
arcane1
Nov 2013
#36
A toast, to whatever processes resulted in our good fortune to be here discussing said processes!
arcane1
Nov 2013
#47
It wouldn't take much of a change for hydropower to have been the dominant power source
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2013
#51
If their technology level was much higher than ours they may use a different method ...
spin
Nov 2013
#25
But ... but ... Earth is the center of the universe and mankind is the sole focus of The Deity!
Arugula Latte
Nov 2013
#59