Humans to go extinct in 100 years, scientist predicts

mohdsamychong,

Overpopulation, environmental destruction and climate change, huh...

 

1. The total land size of Earth is ~150 MILLION square km. Let's assume that humanity can only survive on 40% of that surface (the rest being desert, forests, mountains, Greenland etc), which is 60 million square km. There are currently 7 billion people on Earth, which is roughly 0.008 square km per person. Which doesn't sound like much, but that's equal to 8.5 thousand square metres or ~2 ACRES of land per person. GIven modern farming techniques, I assure you that 1 acre of land can provide sufficient food for over 16 people. Thank the late Norman Borlaugh for that. Overpopulation is not going to be an issue, especially with birth rates declining in many Western countries.

 

2. Forests still cover 18% of the world's land area, and with concerted efforts, a great deal of reforestation is going on in developed nations as well as China. In addition, most nations at least pay lip service to the idea of national reserves. But the major point is that humans are the only species who extensively change their environment to suit them, and not the other way around. I think we can hack it even if the world became all farmland and concrete jungle.

 

3. Climate change... ah, remember the old days when it was called global warming? Except that sometimes, the world cooled down. Oh, can't have that, we'll have to call it climate change, so whether it warmed up or cooled down, it would be our fault. Never mind that one volcanic explosion would release 1000x the so-called greenhouse gases that ALL of our industrial activities (including our vehicles) put out in a year.

 

Prof Fenner is positively Malthusian in his outlook. Malthus was dead wrong, and excepting the Second Coming, I'll willing to bet that two centuries from now, somebody will say that Prof X was positively Fennerian in his outlook.

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Contrary to what the Mayan's believe that the world ends in 2012, many scholars believe it will end in 2068. So what ever it is, it seems to gel that all will end within 100 years as in this article. .

Prediction is good for everyone to let us get ready when GOD comes.There are many

factors that could cause the end of the world..it is a very old Earth indeed..God would favour those who would ask for forgiveness of their sins and to know Him.Let us love one another,forgive and forget the past...show less of history..we should have more students  exchange programme...children​ mingling with various races...war can be eradicated...the end of the world may not come so soon

one scientists against billions wills to live and survive

Well said Da Big G..

Don't care who he is, that's the most stupid thing I've heard. Over crowded? Birth control. Weather conditions, go green...whatever it is, humans has self-preservation. We will invents tools to protect ourselves until judgement day comes. 

As many has commended due to sexual behaviour and mind set the extinction can be earlier.  It is really a self destruction with same sex marriage which is unproductive but also destructive due to diseases of these type of sexual favours esp AIDS or HIV. think of those that dont want to have any union or marriage. think of those who are married but dont want children and those that want children but through adoption. There all those that want only a single child too play a part with the simple mathematics of more death than birth. Look at the increasing abortion rates, look at the famime or lack of foods in those countries where thousands of people are starved to death. look at the sucide bombers, terrorism, militants and drug lords that kills.

Another one of these doomsday theorists!? C'mon - this guy's obviously an atheist - too cynical about the whole situation to offer any hope to anybody!!! His attitude also gives it away that he's not far in his heart from where Adolf Hitler probably was regarding the sanctity of life!  It's either that or the MSN media themselves have blown his side of the story out of it's own perspective. But if it is really the case that Fenner believes in a hopeless fate, then this says alot about the fact that his current analysis is hardly worth trusting - ok it's true that there is a crisis but it's equally true that there's hope beyond a hundred years. If Fenner is really this hard-nosed about this whole situation, don't look to him - but look to the Almighty Creator for help - He alone gives us more power and awareness as to how to change things for the better. What's more is He guarantees us life and freedom and promises that humanity and the entire creation will not end but rather, will be changed for the better, AMEN!