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Re:The US Air Force's plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the... by TrevorJ on Sunday February 28, 2016 @06:43PM (#11192945)
Sometimes I am reminded how incredible it is that we haven't managed to make ourselves extinct yet.
Re:The US Air Force's plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the... by revscat on Sunday February 28, 2016 @07:05PM (#11193010)
Oh we will, I have no doubts about that. If we are still here in any significant numbers 100 years from now it will be a miracle. Religious zealotry towards prophets and/or profits means climate change gets ignored.
Re:The US Air Force's plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the... by an_account on Sunday February 28, 2016 @08:45PM (#11193255)
You think climate change will wipe out a majority of people, and within only 100 years?

If so, you're ignoring science just as much as the religious zealots.

Re:The US Air Force's plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the... by username223 on Sunday February 28, 2016 @09:39PM (#11193354)
Global warming can't do it directly, but the resulting instability -- mass migration, famine, political and religious zealotry -- could certainly increase the odds of nuclear conflict. I doubt that a majority, i.e. 3.5+ billion, will die, but it won't be pretty.
Re:The US Air Force's plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the... by tonyedgecombe on Monday February 29, 2016 @01:57AM (#11193987)
I think most climate scientists will tell you they just don't know what will happen that far out.
Re:The US Air Force's plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the... by brbsix on Sunday February 28, 2016 @07:26PM (#11193063)
Political zealotry is just as dangerous, if not more so. A singularity or nuclear war is more of an existential threat than any religious ideology could ever be.
Re:The US Air Force's plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the... by mitchtbaum on Sunday February 28, 2016 @10:36PM (#11193467)
Well, if _you_ indeed have any nukes or involvement with those humans referenced in this story (as implied in your comment) and even if not, then this song might give you a smile.. and some pause before listening to someone who would feel no remorse for making Life extinct: [Randy Newman - Political Science ("Let's Drop the Big One")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGO42gvCSPI)