Will humans bring about the end of the earth?
81690
Sadly, I believe we probably will bring about the end of all things we know and love (or hate!). I think it's high time that we stop trying to "out-succeed" our fellow human beings and remember what life is truly about- treating others the way we ourselves want to be treated. I HOPE THAT SOMEDAY, WE, AS HUMAN BEINGS, WILL FINALLY LEARN TO LOVE, ACCEPT AND RESPECT EACH OTHER-- and to realize that we are really all the same on the inside. Perpetuate the love! (By the way- I'm really not what others would consider "A tree-hugging hippie"! I just want people to spread more kindness & goodness around them.)
393157
I don't think it's too bright unless we make some drastic changes in the way we live and how we treat the environment. As is we are destroying our home daily, and the end will come sooner than we think, I believe.  Ultimately I think we will kill ourselves off. I don't believe human civilization will end by a giant meteor hitting or the sun expanding and enveloping the planet--I think we will kill ourselves off inadvertently long before anything else does.
202728
Probably never.  More likely, if humanity gets wiped out, it will be because of some devastating event like an asteroid strike.\n\nBut humanity, as a class, is very tenacious.
182938
What is the world coming to.
1137851
if explosion means bursting inside out, then nope, but population explosion has already happened, and global warming has reached the point of no return, so it is scary but true that there is gonna be an end to the mankind, when? i do not know, but how? disastrous natural calamities that is for sure. do not worry, we all are gonna die, so we all will meet in the heaven, if there is one, just do ur work in this world for now
1066916
Absolutely. \n\nIt's where our future lies, whether we render this planet inhospitible by ourselves or through some natural disaster, that's where we'll have to go.
813348
No one is really sure yet. Astronomers and meteorologists are working everyday to figure out what is going to happen but the only theory is that....\n1- The earth stops rotations and can cause us to die\n2- The earth can get compressed into a small cubical.\n3- Nothing at all and we still live... which i hope is this.
1128918
There are always prophesies about the world ending. When one doesn't come true and time passes on then society starts looking for the next clue - or the old prophecy is reinterpreted! I think science beats them all, since they predicted that if we did not change our ways the Earth would make us suffer. Now we are seeing its true - though science says we are too late to change anything now. I guess we'll see who was right when the time comes!  I think the world will end just as science says, by catastrophic global changes, and that will happen on a big enough scale to finally end us all on the date the Mayan calender runs out...... :)  Or it could be 6-26-06...who knows?!!\n\nIn the meantime check out this prediction: http://www.theworkofgod.org/Pope/saint_malachy_prophecies.htm
568472
There is a general concept that, 'Anything which has a beginning surely has an end'.\n\nHere, i find a small ambiguity in your question. Now, world is something different and earth is something different.World is a state or scene of human existence.\n\n If this is what you meant then surely it has an end. Then question under discussion is how and when. The various probability are as follows :\n\n  -- Short term probability #1: It is thought that the extinction of dinosaurs was caused by the collition with an comet( or asteriod i am not so sure) called apocalypse. Now the collision with a comet is quite a very uncertain event, but isn't impossible. So, if such an event happens, then the life, that is, your world will end for once, and it may be that there isn't a regeneratioin of life after that, though the earth may exist.\n\n  -- Short term probability #2: And the comes, as you have mantioned, the pollution. It is doomed to increase the global temperature to such a level that the polar ice may melt submerge the world. This is called glaceriasion. But though this will eliminate the weaker species, human then, but other forms of life and earth will surely exist.\n\n -- Long term probability #1 : And it is felt that innitially the earth was smaller and all thee  continents were together to form a super continent called Pangeae. Now as the continents are seperate, so it is concluded that the earth is expanding. Just as a bolloon when inflated, expandes to a level and finally bursts, so will earth. This will destroy both life, if it exists then ion earth, and surely our earth. But i have little faith in this philosophy.\n\n -- Long term sureshort event : After about 15hundred million years, our sun will partially exhaus its fuel and expand to a red giant. And this sun will consume the inner planets and the earth. This will seize the existence of earth.\n\n But it must be noted that, it is not like the earth may exist or collapse. Its only that it will seize its existence, as matter has neither a begionning and nor a end. So matter makingf earth will exist, even if earth collapses, that is , seizes to be earth. Though these evenbts are bound to happen, but only 15millionth of your generation may be able to witness the longterm ends, if human generation survives till then. The short term may occur today tomorrow, or not.\n But life on earth is very likely to end only if earth is to end, as life as the property to evolve and adapt.
656336
Yes someone decided there is Bible Code for the end of the world occuring in the year 2006. Howeever - I have it on the hieghest authority that the world will not end at that time.\n\nIF there is anything to it - it could be the end of the world as we know it.., as in the outbreak of World War III (which is due in a matter of time anyway) But not the end of the world. Another World War is Still a very serious matter no matter when it happens. More people will die than ever recorded in history.
934476
Realistically, humanity will be dead. Sad, but true.\n\nSooner or later a couple of madmen with nukes will bomb everything, and everyone that moves.
1121437
This very well may be the start.  If it is, there will be annihilation beyond comprehension. There will be a few survivors in remote areas who will repopulate the earth.\n\nThat is; after the earth heals itself.
1146691
Eventually the sun will swallow the earth; that's pretty much known.  I believe with the demoralization of people that I've seen from the past that we as a people will eventually kill each other off, or our standard of living will eventually go down the drain until third world countries now will look like the upper crust.
522683
The End of All Things To Come
692226
When the end comes, we won't know it. It'll be here on moment, gone the next.\n\nBut why do you assume the world is going to end. Maybe, in time, we can sort out ourselves, and the world and live here forever in absolute peace. Isn't that what you religious people really think, that your lord will punish the sinners and non believers and purify the earth for those of you good enough for his praise?
761531
If this happen?\nNo more people alive, and no more earth planet survive -\nBye, bye. . .
1066887
The beginning of the end for the whole world passed milleniums ago.  The very end of existence for this planet will probably end in the next 100 years when a giant meteor smashes into the ground, but at least that will be out of our lifetimes!\n\nBush is not smart enough to be a new Hitler but maybe his puppetmaster behind the curtain, Dick Cheney will become one.