"astronomer Sir Martin Rees calculates that civilization has only a 50-50 chance of making it to the 22nd century"

Bowser — 9/12/2004 1:39:35 PM (archived)

Doom and Gloom by 2100
Unleashed viruses, environmental disaster, gray goo--astronomer Sir Martin Rees calculates that civilization has only a 50-50 chance of making it to the 22nd century.

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"astronomer Sir Martin Rees calculates that civilization has only a 50-50 chance of making it to the 22nd century" - Bowser - 9/12/2004 1:39:35 PM
- more accurately: he himself has a 0-100 chance of making it to the 22nd century (n/t) - Daniel - 9/13/2004 6:17:39 AM
  - (those kinds of predictions are about as useful as the Drake Equation: totally meaningless, as we can't really understand the variables, let alone quantify them (n/t) - Daniel - 9/13/2004 6:30:38 AM
- re: "astronomer Sir Martin Rees calculates that civilization has only a 50-50 chance of making it to the 22nd century" - Sarandon - 9/12/2004 4:55:23 PM

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