Re:Homo sapiens
by Cthulhu_ on Monday July 18, 2016 @06:46AM
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I don't mind it, as long as it's based on logic and actual possibilities instead of a supernatural event that happens on a dat coming out of books if you look at them in an adequately convoluted manner.
Global nuclear warfare would've happened by now if it wasn't for both the fear of mutually assured destruction and global nuclear conventions, I think. And sheer luck.
And preparing for an extinction-event sized asteroid isn't a bad idea either; the chances of it occurring in our lifetime is small, but the chances of it occurring again is 100%. The chances of people being able to detect it early enough and do something about it are actually pretty high, in part due to the fear of it happening again. Detection could still be better, of course.
Re:Homo sapiens
by sevenless on Monday July 18, 2016 @10:41AM
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> Global nuclear warfare would've happened by now if it wasn't for both the fear of mutually assured destruction and global nuclear conventions, I think.
Global nuclear warfare would've happened by now if it wasn't for both the fear of mutually assured destruction and global nuclear conventions, I think. And sheer luck.
And preparing for an extinction-event sized asteroid isn't a bad idea either; the chances of it occurring in our lifetime is small, but the chances of it occurring again is 100%. The chances of people being able to detect it early enough and do something about it are actually pretty high, in part due to the fear of it happening again. Detection could still be better, of course.