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Originally Posted by Ekaros
Human race might be too big to fail... Though the planet will still be here, very hardy things to get rid off...
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Don't bet on it.
Right now there is an asteroid with our name on it.
If we're too stupid to accept that and do what needs doing, we most definitely won't be too big to fail. And if the rock is big enough, the planet itself may not survive.
Ballmer and Wylie got it right 80 years ago; all indications are that there a zillion brown dwarves free floating out there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Worlds_Collide
The only thing protecting us, so far, is that space is B-I-G...
But dumb luck only goes so far.