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Originally Posted by spooky
For millions, if not billions of years, we have been evolving to reach where we are today. To think that we suddenly have the ability to render our own complete annihilation, which I admit with things like nuclear technology is within the realm of possibilities, but I think thoughts like that are why we also used to think the universe revolved around the earth.
I think a far more likely scenario is, we continue to branch off, diversity increases exponentially, and we all become something else. Space travel may make us the cockroaches of the universe, and given time, each planet being it's own Galapagos, we may become very different. Genetic manipulation will likely aid in our rapid evolution, it is possible that we may one day be able to selectively choose our own genetic destiny, custom manufactured for whatever environment we wind up in. With the ability to, within a single generation(or who knows, maybe within a single lifespan), evolve ourselves in any direction we choose, coupled with the ability to travel to any isolated locale within the local universe, I imagine we will only continue Nature's manifest destiny. We will continue the pattern established by evolution, as will all things, at an ever increasing rate until we attain complete adaptability/sustainability/stability.
In my thinking, that is the more probable scenario.
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I wasnt thinking about an abrupt end at our own hands, like in the usual sci-fi apocalyptic scenarios. I agree that's kind of presumptuous.
I think that there's the possibility (of course it's only a hypothesis) of mankind dying of sheer apathy. On a large scale, mankind has made discoveries, turned a lot of obstacles upside down and manipulated the realm of possibilities. But i also feel that we're driving ourselves in a state of staleness that's bringing us to an accelerated aging and extinction. We are techonology dependent, filled with sickness bith physical and mental (there's litterally thousands of mental issues that sounds more like excuses for our lack of abilities than actual curable problems), reproducing less and less out of insecurity, self obsessed, self absorbed and fixated on issues that really do not bring us anywhere.
We're turning into a bunch of increasingly aging sterile cripples who will disappear out of uselessness. The great science advancements are there and they could help us evolve, but they're being used for the wrong reasons. dont you see as really probable that genetic manipulation will simply be used to age slower or be more attractive, instead of helping us evolve into beings that can survive better?
LAST MINUTE ADD: On the issue of Hive Minds and her-like worship. On a movie website, the picture about Jacko rehearsal footage was being presented. I shit you not, some posts in the debate had variations on this phrase "Keep not believing in Michael's greatness. Keep your silly beliefs about a ZOMBI JEW CARPENTER" (that last one is not bad, i have to admit).
If that isnt a proof that even a pop star can create mass worshipping near to fanatism, and also a good point about the increasing uselessness of peoiple, i dont know what is.