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Re:Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate ... by kazagistar on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @11:48AM (#20748291)
Scenario 2 isn't actually so clear. Over time, humanity can decrease its suceptability to being wiped out by unlikely events at a faster rate then the events themselves over time.
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Re:Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate ... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @11:57AM (#20748424)
But we can never hit 0, and infinity is a long time.

That's leaving aside that 2 is already pretty unlikely given what we know of the universe.

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