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Post by misscubas on Aug 1, 2014 6:16:46 GMT -6
I've been thinking about humanity and how many people there are in this world. I also feel we are too soon getting closer to a species peak, and I wonder what will occur when that happens. I expect a reduction in the populace by either disease or catastrophic event. Will anyone notice or is it my assumption that nature wants us to die? I feel that we are pushing the system of life much faster than it allows, that causing drastic results. Already we are killing species and some of which were new. We are eating our ecosytem faster than it can produce. What will happen when we lose those resources? How will we manage?
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Hopper
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Post by Hopper on Aug 1, 2014 14:12:06 GMT -6
I completely agree with you and it is very scary. I think that if our population continues to climb so rapidly, that humanity will eventually descend into chaos and violence. I just don't know if there is anyway to prevent this, although maybe if we get better and managing our resources we can put it off for longer. Being able to colonize other planets seems like it would be extremely important for the future of our species, but who knows if we will survive long enough to be able to do that.
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Post by Ashen on Aug 2, 2014 12:52:25 GMT -6
Yes and in my opinion it's been a long time coming... and is very scary... even worse when you look at the attitudes of young people and Republicans that treat birth control like it's an abortion and every human life is beyond precious and needs saving. My mate and I have discuss numorious times about how sometimes this 'feeling' of impending doom is over the human race or civilization. Don't know if it's gonna be world war III or massive natural disaster or disease.. use of antibiotics has only been around for last 75 years or so.. there will be a disease we can't cure that will start wiping out mass quantities of people. Honestly sometimes I can't wait for civilization to revert, I'll find some remote piece of land, claim it for my own and just protect it and live. Will be crazy hard at first but better than the daily grind of work-paybills-sleep-dream-work- repeat for 60+ years.. and if I don't make it.. I can only pray to the gods I don't come back as a human.. This issue is actually part of the reason for Forest Horizon.. I believe the best thing people can do is band together, form relationships with people that have similar interests, and work toward a community goal. A lot of weres feel this coming, it's good to be prepared. I believe were communities would be a strong support system when shit hits the fan.. I think it'll be in my lifetime.. but I'm not sure, humans are great at dragging stuff out.. mother nature isn't. Hell just look at storm patterns and disease rates.. she's trying, humans effect on the environment is causing reactions that are wiping out more and more people, sink holes, etc. Best to be know something's coming and prepare the best you can. (and I do NOT mean turn into a survivalist eating space meals.)and use birth control, push friends to use birth control and think about the population issue. one or two kids to replace yourself and your mate is fine, but I see way too many people with 3-5 kids from different fathers or just being stupid.. Not to give you nightmares but check out the links below for information/scariness. populationmatters.org/www.breathingearth.net/
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Post by Ashen on Aug 2, 2014 12:55:06 GMT -6
The planet thing scares me more than anything really.. my mate has a theory that humans are like parasites planet hopping, each time we get to a new planet the process starts over and people forget the origins but every planet behind us is un-liveable and we keep looking to planet hop or explore new territory instead of just saving our earth and stop breeding. just my opinion thou.. heh
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Post by wolfvanzandt on Aug 3, 2014 13:13:40 GMT -6
Humanity has become neotenous. Neotenous species are biological dead ends and Nature lets them go - but Nature also gives them opportunities to recover. That's why atavisms keep popping up - they're humanity's last chances. That's also why we're popping up. We're the fail-safe system. We're Benandante and we've always been around - up until humanity decided to wipe us out a half a millennia ago - to protect humanity. Angels, Power Animals, and us. We're what holds back the darkness.
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