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Vincardog

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26. Mother Earth has survived worse than us. We will be a hiccup in Geologic time. This is not

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 02:20 PM

Aug 2013

to suggest that we will be able to survive what we are doing to the planed.
Greed is leading us to mass suicide by way of environmental destruction.

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A thousand years from now, I fear that the planet will be a vast, almost unlivable wasteland [View all] MrScorpio Aug 2013 OP

This won't necessarily assuage you: villager Aug 2013 #1

We are a cancer. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #2

And in a million or so, a lush wonderful green garden of eden Rex Aug 2013 #3

+1 cali Aug 2013 #9

Thanks. Rex Aug 2013 #17

Doubt it will take that long. :( nt abelenkpe Aug 2013 #4

Good news is I only have 45 or so more years. ileus Aug 2013 #5

How do you know that?? kentuck Aug 2013 #12

I should have said 45 or so years Max. ileus Aug 2013 #16

In terms of life lost RZM Aug 2013 #6

That's what they said 40 years ago about 40 years in the future. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #7

In 1000 years I think the planet will have made a "correction"... NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #8

I had a rather dour anthropology prof once cali Aug 2013 #14

Yes. The "planet" will be here and it will be just fine without us. KurtNYC Aug 2013 #24

Population crashes are normal RZM Aug 2013 #25

Ironically, those I encounter when involving myself in "green" causes and are most concerned hlthe2b Aug 2013 #10

I figure mother nature will figure out a way to knock us down a few pegs. DonRedwood Aug 2013 #11

I don't fear that even a little bit. Shivering Jemmy Aug 2013 #13

This wasteland brought to you by Turbineguy Aug 2013 #15

Don't worry - Bill Gates and Steve Jobs' descendants will have their TBF Aug 2013 #18

Pure conjecture... kentuck Aug 2013 #19

I have great confidence in our ability to screw up. hunter Aug 2013 #20

Yes, except for a few luxury bubbles where the 1% assholes are holed up 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #21

Of course, they do have to worry that the Blackwater-type mercenaries will turn their HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #33

Yes, like Hugo Chavez's Palace Guard did 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #34

I think a thousand years is a generous estimate; more like two hundred Spider Jerusalem Aug 2013 #22

please refer to george carlin's monologue on this topic :-) nt msongs Aug 2013 #23

But the Earth needs... PLASTIC! longship Aug 2013 #28

Mother Earth has survived worse than us. We will be a hiccup in Geologic time. This is not Vincardog Aug 2013 #26

Won't be the first time, nor the last. MynameisBlarney Aug 2013 #27

The planet is fine. The people are not. MrSlayer Aug 2013 #29

Never fear. The earth will start recovering in a few hundred years. RC Aug 2013 #30

Life on Earth has survived over 3 billion years. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #31

Unless there IS reincarnation... KinMd Aug 2013 #32

I think we're headed for disaster madokie Aug 2013 #35

Oh wise prophet Carlin, what say you on this topic? Initech Aug 2013 #36

In a thousand years this great civilization will be but a bitter memory. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #37

Nah, once we nasty humans are out of it, it will rejuvenate itself into a wondrously wild place!1 nt UTUSN Aug 2013 #38