Is it just me or does anyone else think that humans are growing DANGEROUSLY and more dependent on unreliable..
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Yes, oil.  It's the easy thing to do.  After we found it, it was a gold mine because of the easy energy.  Later on, we'll pay for that dependence.  Humans have almost always gone for short-term gains over long-term common sense.\n\nMany Americans are dependent on Social Security/welfare and aren't saving for retirement.\n\nWe are probably too dependent on electronics and computers these days.  If there was a nuclear bomb dropped and it knocked out electronics, the world wouldn't be happy at all.
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Society's downfall has been predicted with alarming regularity since the beginning of civilization. Those "old days" were not as "good" as folks make them out to be, as brown eyed bohemian pointed out.\n\nWhile we have more ways of destroying our planet than ever, I don't think we're quite ready for "Armageddon" just yet. While the disappearance of the US middle class is a chilling development, it's not the biggest we face.\n\nClimate changes prompted by global warming will make it tougher for BILLIONS of people to have any quality of life at all. People (especially in the wealthier nations like US and Europe) will have to get politically active locally and nationally to get their leaders to follow the proper course. Just as important, we will need to network on an informal basis with our counterparts in other countries. Keep on the good foot. Cincypix.
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I'm fearful that we might fail because it seems like we're getting to be a nation of spoiled sissies.
1030641
humans are part of nature, so i'm worried most about some human pushing the BIG button..... a tsunami will wipe out some people, but atomic weapons detonating all over the planet would end us all.
436998
Yeah kinda normal. I have found that most of the truly smart people are a little messed up in the head. If you find that stuff funny you can't help it. The only time you have to worry is when you think of committing a deadly attack.
263197
humans are reproducing at an exponential rate and its starting to take its toll(specially burgoning economies) on the planet as we knew it but we'll be fine. The earth wont but humans will.
1007674
Maybe people like us get more problems because we are stronger, able to deal with it better, I dunno, I get my fair share from time to time. I hear God don't give you what you can't handle, well,..there's times I wished I wasn't tested so much.
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Yes, definitely. We have a tendency to elevate them to some sort of demigod status and when they do something wrong or "fail us" somehow, we say, "I can't believe he/she did that!" But they are human too and are entitled to the same amount of stupidity as the rest of the population.
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There is ever risk to security.  Sometimes people give, sometimes people take.  That is just the way it is.  It is the same with organizations and governments too.  Sometimes we help.  Sometimes we hurt.  Because there are those who take (lie, steal, cheat), there are always risks to safety and security.  Overall, our country is relatively safe compared to most others on the planet today.  That makes us secure.
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I quite agree!! And it happens so often today - all the wars, suicide bombings, "natural" disasters etc etc.
611101
Oh I know.  People are in too much of a rush these days.  Most are in a rush to get nowhere.  I think people give themselves too much to do.  It seems that the more conveniences we get, the less time we have to enjoy life.\n\nWe need to enjoy life while we have it.  Tomorrow is not promised and it can be taken while we spend our lives trying to be better than the next person.
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It doesn't matter. The benefits outweigh the risks. Humanity has to move forward. To do otherwise is to stagnate and die. We will continue to grow and change and redefine what it means to be human.
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cuz we don't trust ourselves as much as others depend on us
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I think human beings will always have problems.  New technology may solve some of these problems and create others.
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It is not always the case.
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Humans have made huge impacts on the physical environment by logging, farming, building, and really just existing. The problem is the rate of change is accelerating as the population grows exponentially and people become industrialised and require more and more. The earth really cannot sustain this growth in all aspects of people greed and need. There is no easy way to slow it let alone stop it.\n\nAs a planet we are doomed! not tomorrow but before this century is out.
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Well i think humans are the ones messing it up.