[Momaw Nadon]

FYI and discussion

[Billthedrill]

I'm already extinct. One look at the mirror this morning convinced me.

One thing about an overreliance on natural selection to extrapolate the future of H. sapiens - we cheat. We change the environment, not the other way around, and we change ourselves too, both behaviorally (culture is, actually, an evolutionary ploy) and physically, from artificial limbs to genetic therapeutics. H. sapiens may at some point be as extince as H. neanderthalensis but humans may just go rolling right along.

[Tailgunner Joe]

[Reeses]

"It could explain the disappearance of a seemingly successful species, like Neanderthal man, with no need for external factors such as climate change."

There is no mystery. The Neanderthals were killed off in war. Humans do not evolve slowly or naturally as other animals do. Most human evolution occurs during war. Darwin himself wrote about this however leftist academics reject that humans are natural born killers. It does not agree with their narcissistic view of themselves or their view of the world.

[VadeRetro]

Cancer: Cancer incidence does seem to have increased, but it is hard to say whether this is due to longer lifespans, more pollution, or telomere erosion.

The logic behind the "longer life spans" argument seems particularly strong, given that susceptibility does go up with age.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The answer lies in the stars. Unless we can get off this rock, we are doomed. Doomed!

But seriously, only when all our eggs are in the same basket do we risk extinction. It will happen eventually unless we can colonize another world.

[Lazamataz]

How likely is human extinction?

If I have anything to do about it, 100%.

I hate everybody.

[Pagey]

In regards to the United States, I'm confident that I will have passed on when the 'Yellowstone Caldera' eventually erupts once more. That will create one heck of a mess. There are some great Websites on this too. Here's one of them:

http://www.solcomhouse.com/yellowstone.htm

[RockyMtnMan]

Stindl postulates that inbreeding within these groups could "reset" the species clock, elongating telomeres and potentially starting a new species.

Does this mean our hillbilly Freepers will inherit the earth? ;-)

[Dead Dog]

Stindl postulates that inbreeding within these groups could "reset" the species clock, elongating telomeres and potentially starting a new species.

Oh Dear God, Please NO!

Arkansite could be our future!

[Glenn]

I will bet you $5 billion adjusted for inflation dollars that humankind will be extinct before infinity.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

We'll be extinct in less than a thousand years, but our descendants could be around for a long while.

[kabar]

How likely is human extinction? The same as the planet Earth and our solar system, a certitude.

[Cvengr]

Considering Jesus Christ is both human and Divine, and remains forever glorified , such an extinction will never occur.

[Redcloak]

Stindl postulates that inbreeding within these groups could "reset" the species clock, elongating telomeres and potentially starting a new species.

Does this mean that Humanity's future is walking around somewhere in the backwoods of West Virginia?

[arielb]

Extinction is very likely unless we do something about Global Warming which is accepted as fact by a consensus of practically every scientist in the field

[F.J. Mitchell]

The race of humanity toward extinction has been greatly enhanced by inbreeding between humans and lemmings.

[tm22721]

inbred intensively from a small population

All things are relative in West Virginia.

BUMP

[Protagoras]

Biological human extinction in the world is 100% certain.

Some will survive permanently in the life after this one.

[Publius6961]

How likely is human extinction?

Very Likely.

In fact, in the Middle East today that extinction is pretty much complete.

[JimRed]

How likely is human extinction?

100% guaranteed. The only question is when.