Saving Humanity: Post Four

The earth has had many extinction events. While some have been severe, none have resulted in the extinction of all forms of life. Single cell forms of life live in the depths of the ocean. They may also live in space. Evolution ultimately will result in the rebounding of the species after an extinction event. This does not mean, however, that individual forms of life can survive an extinction event. The history of life shows many forms dying off, the dinosaurs being the most discussed. Many things can result in extinctions. Volcanic activity is constant, and occasionally severely so. Asteroids and comets hit the earth from time to time, often with deadly effect. The occasional virus and microbe can be devastating. The black death of the middle ages was horrific. The only thing that we can say for certain is that all of the above problems will come again. In our lifetime? Probably not. If we create a heaven on earth, we can still be subject to one or all of the above problems. Most of us are familiar with the story of Atlantis. Fiction or fact? It doesn't really matter. We could be just as easily the victims of such an event. It doesn't have to be water. Noah's flood is probably the most recent of such events. I find it interesting that Stephen Hawking, one of our most intelligent scientists, has suggested recently that we must be able to move about the galaxy for no better reason then the earth may make it necessary that we do so for our own survival. This may be far off considering our short life span. However, we need to understand that by pulling together we make escape more probable when the time comes that escape becomes our only hope. Do we need a better reason to get together and learn to love and respect each other?