Will anything be left in this world in another 20 years?

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WraithETC

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You guys... We need a nuclear doomsday device to go off! I've already dug out my hole in the ground.

I'm waiting on my 10 (genetically altered stimulating) women to man ratio. This is quite necessary to fill in all the population gaps that were going to have to fill! We can't let those terrorist out populate us!

We got all the computer stuff to. Just make sure your chosen to go underground. No computer is really random!

:pP

(Dr. Strange love for yous who haven't seen it)
 

tweakmm

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Originally posted by: OulOat
Originally posted by: TripleAAA
The ability to kill large sums of people is much greater than it was in ancient times though. It's a little more difficult to kill people with a rock or sharpened stick versus a laser guided missile.

Khan razed cities to the ground just to prove his point. The Romans used biological warfare to weaken their enemies. And this was thousands of years ago.
I can't believe that you are trying to argue against AAA's point.
 

tweakmm

Lifer
May 28, 2001
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Originally posted by: moshquerade
is the hatred getting worse or is the hatred being reported more and more diligently therefore creating a sense of more hatred?
There are more people hating.

A lot more.
 
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SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: tweakmm
Originally posted by: moshquerade
is the hatred getting worse or is the hatred being reported more and more diligently therefore creating a sense of more hatred?
There are more people hating.

A lot more.

What makes you think that there's actually more hatred going now rather than more efficient reporting of the same amount or even less hatred? If your reasoning is based on what you've seen/read/heard in the news then your evidence wouldn't even be admissible in this argument...right?
 

tweakmm

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Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Originally posted by: tweakmm
Originally posted by: moshquerade
is the hatred getting worse or is the hatred being reported more and more diligently therefore creating a sense of more hatred?
There are more people hating.

A lot more.

What makes you think that there's actually more hatred going now rather than more efficient reporting of the same amount or even less hatred? If your reasoning is based on what you've seen/read/heard in the news then your evidence wouldn't even be admissible in this argument...right?
Where did I say that?

I said there were more people hating, and last time I checked the world's population has been going up, not down.
 

TripleAAA

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Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Originally posted by: TripleAAA
The ability to kill large sums of people is much greater than it was in ancient times though. It's a little more difficult to kill people with a rock or sharpened stick versus a laser guided missile.


Since when is WW2 ancient times?


Did I ever mention WW2 in my posts? I was referring to "ancient" times...as in perhaps Roman empire and before.
 
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SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: tweakmm
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Originally posted by: tweakmm
Originally posted by: moshquerade
is the hatred getting worse or is the hatred being reported more and more diligently therefore creating a sense of more hatred?
There are more people hating.

A lot more.

What makes you think that there's actually more hatred going now rather than more efficient reporting of the same amount or even less hatred? If your reasoning is based on what you've seen/read/heard in the news then your evidence wouldn't even be admissible in this argument...right?
Where did I say that?

I said there were more people hating, and last time I checked the world's population has been going up, not down.


Lol ok ya got me. :p
 

dxkj

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Feb 17, 2001
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Originally posted by: datalink7
People love to think that the time they live in is the worst it's ever been, and long for the "good old days." I happen to think it's largely BS. There have been plenty of sh!tty times in World History and the world today is certainly better off than any number of other times.

But, so many people have the power for mass destruction that before didnt....


Sure the Romans conquered most of the world, but they didnt have nukes to fire off
 

TripleAAA

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I believe there is more hatred now, but it's in large perpetuated by the media. Information is spread much more quickly and amongst more people now.
 
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SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Originally posted by: TripleAAA
The ability to kill large sums of people is much greater than it was in ancient times though. It's a little more difficult to kill people with a rock or sharpened stick versus a laser guided missile.


Since when is WW2 ancient times?


Did I ever mention WW2 in my posts? I was referring to "ancient" times...as in perhaps Roman empire and before.


Well no, but your comparison of modern weaponry to ~bronze age weaponry isn't really fair considering the considerable period in between in which humanity has possessed powerful weapons.
 

daveymark

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Sep 15, 2003
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Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Will anything be left in this world in another 20 years?

According to algore's "An Inconvenient Truth", nope.

Like algore said, we need to worry more about the environment then we do nuclear bombs, nuclear bombs aren't as bad as what we're doing to the environment.
 

IGBT

Lifer
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..I'll bet all cable becomes pay per view. No more channel packages.