Quote of the Day

"It is important for the human race to spread out into space for the survival of the species," Hawking said. "Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of."

He added that if humans can avoid killing themselves in the next 100 years, they should have space settlements that can continue without support from Earth.

Stephen Hawking gave a lecture today about the increased likelyhood of human extinction.

And of course, me from last week;

It does seem to me that we're living in the pinnacle of human history.. the last moments before it all goes up in flames of one sort or another. I'm not having any kids that might have to face that, and I only hope it can be held off for a hundred years or so, so everyone I know is gone by then, including me.

We cannot remake the planet to suit us - the planet will remake us to suit it.

Brilliant minds think alike.. :)