Timothy
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Post by Timothy on May 13, 2008 12:29:50 GMT -5
well, we'll just have to wait 125,000 and find out Or, we can have Captain McScientists like the guy in the article tell us WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! right now ;D
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Post by Papa Smurf on May 13, 2008 20:57:50 GMT -5
well, he did mention that sperm count is dropping quickly. Alas! we only have enough saved in cold storage for the next million years! Mankind is doomed!
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Post by Timothy on May 13, 2008 21:02:53 GMT -5
well, he did mention that sperm count is dropping quickly. Alas! we only have enough saved in cold storage for the next million years! Mankind is doomed! If this were true, wouldn't it be nature's way of balancing out populations? I'm not endorsing eugenics in the slightest, but if a continent/planet became overburdened with surplus people, wouldn't the sperm count drop so as to allow healthier babies to survive and thrive?
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Post by Papa Smurf on May 13, 2008 21:17:48 GMT -5
^nothing wrong with eugenics as long as it's passive.
It could be. Genetics is wierd that way. Humanity has always used automatic methods to keep population to a sustainable level, and since Death War Pestilence and Famine ain't doing their jobs It may be time for the fifth horseman, Infertility, to mount his saddle.
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Post by Timothy on May 14, 2008 10:06:56 GMT -5
^nothing wrong with eugenics as long as it's passive. It could be. Genetics is wierd that way. Humanity has always used automatic methods to keep population to a sustainable level, and since Death War Pestilence and Famine ain't doing their jobs It may be time for the fifth horseman, Infertility, to mount his saddle. I think that's basically what's going on in the natural world; too many people are alive, so nature's going to try to kill off as many as possible. The only thing that could make it worse would be zealots or deranged leaders like a 21st century Hitler to speed up the process.
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Post by Papa Smurf on May 14, 2008 21:45:01 GMT -5
hmmm... zealots and deranged leaders? well we have plenty of them.
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Post by Timothy on May 15, 2008 8:37:07 GMT -5
hmmm... zealots and deranged leaders? well we have plenty of them. Kim Jung Il... Oprah
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Post by Wolf on Jul 31, 2008 10:57:11 GMT -5
WOW... I never thought you'd get worked up over something like this. Just watching you from personal experience Tim, the odds of men disappearing is, well, zilch. You wouldn't let them, even if you had to go all mad-scientist on us.
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Post by Timothy on Jul 31, 2008 12:15:08 GMT -5
WOW... I never thought you'd get worked up over something like this. Just watching you from personal experience Tim, the odds of men disappearing is, well, zilch. You wouldn't let them, even if you had to go all mad-scientist on us. I get worked up over something like this because I've heard it many times before. It reminds me of eugenics, the "science" of better breeding. Simultaneously, it reminds me of the greatest threat our society faces; the allure of fascism. Karma for the giggle you've given me The temptation of being a mad scientist, an analytical fascist, is a powerful one... But it is one that I've vowed never to succumb to; that is my life's goal. To combat fascism without succumbing to its evil; I only hope to God I have the strength not to give in.
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Post by Wolf on Jul 31, 2008 14:17:04 GMT -5
You do. I know you do. You've survived me pretty well at least... Yeah, no worries. If you were the last guy on the planet (either of you), I'm sure you'd find some way this side of mad-scientist to make sure there were more guys, no matter how long it took! I'm not worried about the sanctity of our species being threatened any time soon.
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