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  • (ReacTor) I Am No Longer Pessimistic About the Survival of Life

    From James Nicoll@3:633/10 to All on Friday, October 16, 2026 15:21:13
    I Am No Longer Pessimistic About the Survival of Complex Life on
    Earth, Thanks to Science!

    Great news, everyone! New evidence points towards complex life being
    very robust.

    https://reactormag.com/i-am-no-longer-pessimistic-about-the-survival-of-complex-life-on-earth-thanks-to-science/
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  • From Robert Woodward@3:633/10 to All on Friday, October 16, 2026 11:05:56
    In article <11atfd9$emv$1@reader2.panix.com>,
    jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:

    I Am No Longer Pessimistic About the Survival of Complex Life on
    Earth, Thanks to Science!

    Great news, everyone! New evidence points towards complex life being
    very robust.

    https://reactormag.com/i-am-no-longer-pessimistic-about-the-survival-of-comple
    x-life-on-earth-thanks-to-science/

    Bad news! Multi-cellar life with adult mass greater than 20KG, not so
    much.

    --
    "We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."
    Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_. ?-----------------------------------------------------
    Robert Woodward robertaw@drizzle.com

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From John Savard@3:633/10 to All on Monday, October 19, 2026 00:44:46
    Well, this is good news of a sort.
    But what I care about is the survival not only of human life, but of
    human civilization!
    And for it to have meaning, it will need to survive until it is out of immediate danger! February 2029 is what we need, a date even later
    than your more optimistic estimates!
    Of course, that the threat will be over by that date depends on some
    other very optimistic hopes coming to pass.

    John Savard

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