I mentioned in a comment on Guy's So It's Earth Day post the recent trend I perceive in "Human extinction porn".
Well for those who can't get enough, here's some more:
Humans nearly wiped out 70,000 years ago, study says
Got to give it to Gaia, she came close that time!
Apr 24 2008, 5:42 pm
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Elation
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Them africans and their droughts- what loons!
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"Who would have thought that as recently as 70,000 years ago, extremes of climate had reduced our population to such small numbers that we were on the very edge of extinction?" I bet Noah would have thought it. | |
Gughunter wrote:
I bet Noah would have thought it. 60,000 years too early??? | |
I actually recall reading about that while I was doing brainfood research on "what exactly is sapience?" a few months ago. It seems there were quite a large number of independent human-like species before then, and then, all of a sudden, there was just one species.
I blame the Greys. It's obviously the most plausible solution. | |
Deadron wrote:
Gughunter wrote: Yep, I think that's the meaning of the Bible verse, "Wouldst thou wind up even as those poor schmucks in Africa, back in the day?" (Not an exact quote.) | |