Reply #13: Of course, the human race is doomed. [View All]

[Matsubara]

At some point or other the sun will engulf the earth and all life will be extinguished. And it's doubtful that the human race will make it that long. Thousands of other species have gone extinct since the earth formed, why should humans be any different? As individuals, we die, and so will our species and eventually our planet.

That's not to say we shouldn't do our best to clean up after ourselves and conserve resources so that our grandkids won't have it as rough, but even amazing strides in technology which may allow humans to live in comfort on this planet without polluting it, will probably never be sufficient to overcome the distances we'd have to traverse to move to the nearest habitable planet. Star Trek is a great fantasy, but in all reality, I doubt it will ever happen. Even terraforming Mars may be a huge folly. But we have to try, don't we? It's what we do. Keep trying, even knowing that in the long run, we're doomed. :) :( :)