Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds

Re:Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major r... by code_duck on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @07:38AM (#18335546)

With ‘enough’ technological progress, anything is possible since that’s the definition of enough.

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Re:Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major r... by montenegrohugo on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @08:24AM (#18335816)

No, technology is constrained by physical and logical laws. No amount of technological progress can make 1+1 = 2. Similarly, it can reasonably be stated that no amount of technological progress will make earth be able to sustain X population

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Re:Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major r... by adwn on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @08:46AM (#18335970)

> No amount of technological progress can make 1+1 = 2.

I agree, 1+1=2 will forever remain in the realm of science fiction. But what would humanity be without its hopes and dreams?

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Re:Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major r... by code_duck on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @11:28AM (#18337490)

I don’t find those examples persuasive. One is a very simple logical impossibility because 1+1=2 is a very basic assumption of our system of mathematics. The other is a very complex issue, and I also disageee with your conclusion. That with ‘enough’ technical progress the earth can support a given amount of life makes sense to me.

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