New Emeline wrote:Cekoviu wrote:Ah. Climate change implies the first, though I think carbon capture and storage technology may be our savior. If we can get past that obstacle, there are other potential dangers -- if the last remaining humans are on Mars, a mass extinction event like an asteroid could occur and end our species; if we continue on our scientific path and create an AI too powerful, it could choose to annihilate humanity; etc.
As for the second, it's taking the simplest solution when evidence cannot prove or disprove whether humans can actually completely escape the laws of physics through technology.
Okay, I get it
but you're assuming the laws of physics are absolute and not something we assume to be true because of our limited understanding
i think i've been reading too much sci-fi
That is a whole can of worms that I try not to open because it ends up causing an existential crisis.