[underdog1425]

Originally Posted by Patch

Thanks Splave. This thread needed that.

Bah. Government, war, famine, overpopulation, environment......we'll be culled, but humanity will survive. No need for us to active

As a species, the only absolute and inevitable threat to our existence will be from an asteroid or our own yellow star (cue Kal and Jor).

You want to talk about long term species survival? Then write your congressfolk to ramp up NASA funding and stop piddling around with global warming and social programs. Or better yet, start sending money to Virgin Galactic - cause private galactic travel is truly what will take us elsewhere.

THIS!!!!