SevenSeasJim Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 100 years is not very far away.Hawking looks way, way upLast Updated Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:38:08 EDTCBC NewsBritish astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has a 100-year plan for humans to save ourselves: colonize space."It is important for the human race to spread out into space for the survival of the species," Hawking told a news conference in Hong Kong on Tuesday."Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of," he said.It's not clear why Hawking wants humanity to survive. On his website, he said intelligent life in the universe includes the human race "even though much of its behaviour throughout history has been pretty stupid, and not calculated to aid the survival of the species."There's no place like EarthWhile it's possible for humans to manage in other places in our solar system, for real happiness, we have to go further afield, he said."We won't find anywhere as nice as Earth unless we go to another star system."There could be a moon base in 20 years and a Mars colony in 40, Hawking said, but it will take a century to build space settlements that can exist independently from mother Earth.Hawking, 64, uses a wheelchair and talks through a computer because he has a neurological disorder.He wrote the bestseller A Brief History of Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I admire Hawking to no end, but I think he's off his chump with this - unless he means it with total irony (which I wouldn't doubt either), to say, in a few words, We're totally fucked (unless we all start doing things way differently). This kind of talk reminds me of why I stopped reading Adbusters a few years back, when they went all futurist, lauding the imminent merger of humanity and machine. It's all a bit like noticing the fridge is empty, and hoping to get a decent meal off the lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I admire Hawking to no end, but I think he's off his chump with this - unless he means it with total irony (which I wouldn't doubt either), to say, in a few words, We're totally fucked (unless we all start doing things way differently).i would completely agree with hawking on that point. now, off to mow my lawn. because according to my neighbour, the world will melt or something if i don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 now, off to mow my lawn. because according to my neighbour, the world will melt or something if i don't.When you moved back to Hamilton how did you manage to find the only neighbourhood with people dumber than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 i guess it must be someone around here that lets you come over and use their computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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