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NoSmoke

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13. Not really,

Reply to dembotoz (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 14, 2018, 05:25 PM

Nov 2018

it is as if the earth has malignant cancer and the cancer cells are human (relentless, uncontrolled, destructive growth which will, if left unchecked, eventually kill the host).

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The Earth is in a death spiral. It will take radical action to save us [View all] G_j Nov 2018 OP

Hate to say but mankind never takes radical actions.... beachbum bob Nov 2018 #1

K&R 2naSalit Nov 2018 #2

this OP needs more K&R Jeffersons Ghost Nov 2018 #8

the earth is fine...just its current biological infestation call humans..they are in trouble dembotoz Nov 2018 #3

In the grand scheme of things, humans are just a little mosquito buzzing in the ear of earth. Kaleva Nov 2018 #5

No just humans.. G_j Nov 2018 #6

Not really, NoSmoke Nov 2018 #13

The Earth is not fine. Blue_true Nov 2018 #15

The earth is not dying. It has a few billion years of life left. Kaleva Nov 2018 #4

How about the people living on it? Do they have few billion years of life left? Autumn Nov 2018 #19

No, every species on Earth has a finite lifespan. Kaleva Nov 2018 #22

It has around 1 billion viable years left. roamer65 Nov 2018 #25

From what I read, the sun will start expaniding in about 5 billion years Kaleva Nov 2018 #28

Post removed Post removed Nov 2018 #7

Maybe chill a bit and check Hortensis Nov 2018 #9

In our lifetime... FirstLight Nov 2018 #10

Thank you. Duppers Nov 2018 #12

We need more to make the decision he has made. roamer65 Nov 2018 #23

Actually, think Venus. Earth is headed there. Blue_true Nov 2018 #20

It's not the planet that will die, it's current life on the planet. WhiteTara Nov 2018 #11

Sometimes. Blue_true Nov 2018 #14

more likely mars. we are killing theoceans, water, the air,animals, BEES. pansypoo53219 Nov 2018 #18

Mars is the way that it is because of it's sporadic magnetic field. Blue_true Nov 2018 #21

radical actions are what brought us to this situation 0rganism Nov 2018 #16

The Earth is fine. NutmegYankee Nov 2018 #17

Pretty much all life G_j Nov 2018 #31

Nah, single cell life will do fine. NutmegYankee Nov 2018 #32

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2018 #24

Completely unaddressed topic is the decrease of atmospheric oxygen. roamer65 Nov 2018 #26

K&R Kurt V. Nov 2018 #27

3 and 17 jeffreyi Nov 2018 #29

Take a look at all the republicans you know. gtar100 Nov 2018 #30