ThatJerkDave Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 1 hour ago, incognito_man said: I'd give us no better than 50/50 odds we destroy ourselves prior to establishing long-term colonies elsewhere. Second sentence agreed 100% How long term is "long term?" Is it a unit of time, or stability? I don't think that we will destroy ourselves either. At some point all species will go extinct. I think it will be a combination of a pandemic and a natural disaster that takes humans to a breaking point. Though we are very adaptable, and it may just greatly reduce the population. The pandemic may not even be something that directly harms humans, but a plant disease or something that greatly disturbs food production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 25 minutes ago, ThatJerkDave said: How long term is "long term?" Is it a unit of time, or stability? I don't think that we will destroy ourselves either. At some point all species will go extinct. I think it will be a combination of a pandemic and a natural disaster that takes humans to a breaking point. Though we are very adaptable, and it may just greatly reduce the population. The pandemic may not even be something that directly harms humans, but a plant disease or something that greatly disturbs food production. I'd define it as propogating the species indefinitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Norm said: I found the greatest video game ever made you know, something like that would have made typing class suck a whole lot less. I probably would have learned much faster. Instead I didn't know how to type until I started playing online games and couldn't communicate for **** because I was too slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 2 hours ago, ThatJerkDave said: you know, something like that would have made typing class suck a whole lot less. I probably would have learned much faster. Instead I didn't know how to type until I started playing online games and couldn't communicate for **** because I was too slow. I downloaded it and it absolutely would have improved mine. I didn't play long because my desktop is down and my laptop keyboard is garbage but it's legit addicting even after only a minute or two in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I'm 35 and right now is the first time in my life I've begun to watch a James Bond movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebpackfan Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 5 hours ago, Norm said: I'm 35 and right now is the first time in my life I've begun to watch a James Bond movie. Which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 59 minutes ago, mikebpackfan said: Which one? Just Skyfall because it popped up as suggested but I think most of them are on Amazon prime now. Maybe I'll keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 4:57 PM, Leader said: Hmmmm. Never saw it. The ads lasted several years actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 22 hours ago, incognito_man said: I'd define it as propogating the species indefinitely. By that definition, is Earth a long term colony though? Nothing is infinite, except infinity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, ThatJerkDave said: By that definition, is Earth a long term colony though? Nothing is infinite, except infinity... I should rephrase: if some place other than earth contains humans that have survivors for at least one full generation that were not born on earth. i.e. some earthians leave earth. All humanity ceases to exist on earth. Those former earthians raise a generation that are born and reproduce themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 3 hours ago, incognito_man said: I should rephrase: if some place other than earth contains humans that have survivors for at least one full generation that were not born on earth. i.e. some earthians leave earth. All humanity ceases to exist on earth. Those former earthians raise a generation that are born and reproduce themselves. I'm assuming you're referring to humans that found a way off this earth at some point in time and never came back for whatever reason. Therefore, we probably would've found the evidence of that occurring by now unless it's buried in some remote location that is practically impossible to reach for whatever reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 56 minutes ago, Joe said: I'm assuming you're referring to humans that found a way off this earth at some point in time and never came back for whatever reason. Therefore, we probably would've found the evidence of that occurring by now unless it's buried in some remote location that is practically impossible to reach for whatever reason. I am definitely not saying that has happened in the past lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTwoSixFive Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 4 hours ago, ThatJerkDave said: By that definition, is Earth a long term colony though? Nothing is infinite, except infinity... The gap between seasons is infinity+ subjective time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, incognito_man said: I am definitely not saying that has happened in the past lol So naive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Norm said: So naive I mean...the Sumerians knew about the planets and the earth's rotation around the Sun before all of us knew so... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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