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I don't think civilization's chances of surviving are anywhere clost to 50-50, more like 10-90 on the bad side. Let's look at a scenario using where we are today. Le't's assume human polulation stops increasing starting today, this moment. For each person that dies, one baby is born. Now do any of you really believe the planet as it is today can indefinitely support the 6 billion plus people that are here now? I truly doubt it. Most of the ocean fisheries are dying out. Large ocean game fish are almost non-existant. Forests and jungles are being cut at rates that are mind boggling.
Unless the human race changes its ways really fast we are all in deep shit. I fear for the future of my children.
Oh, one more 'comforting' thought. Gortex mentioned what happens when we run out of petroleum. In the next 10 to 20 years the developed world will have a hydrogen economy. The need for petroleum will be dramatically reduced. Not completely, as it will still be used in plastics and for aircraft fuel. Still, what are the arab nations going to do when the price of oil has dropped to zip because so little of it is needed? They are going to be looking to nations that produce something other than oil to meet their needs. Can anyone say jihad (again)?
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