Dwain Northey (Gen X)

Are we collectively on a path to ensure extinction of the Human Race? I am seriously asking this because with climate change and war we seem to be continually hammering nails in our own coffin.

The jury is still out over what killed the dinosaurs, was it a meteor, volcanic activity than caused plant life to die because eruptions blocked out sun light for multiple growing season that led to an ice age, there are lots of theories out there. I am going to hazard a guess than when the next intelligent species rises on this planet their archaeologist will determine that we killed ourselves. “they were so smart and so stupid at the same time” will be on the tombstone of humanity.

I am sure you are wondering why I am so morbid today… Well first off it is October 20^th, 2023, and it is 100°F /38°C here in Phoenix AZ that is not normal for this time of year. Our summer was the hottest on record and according to future predictions our steek of 110°F+ days this past summer is only the beginning of that nonsense, but to way too many, climate change is just a folly, nothing to see here. On the that front we are rapidly running out of water worldwide which is amazing for a planet that is 71% water but 95% of that water is in the oceans and not potable for human consumption. Nothing like dying from dehydration on a water planet.

The next item of contention on this blue marble floating through the cosmos is our constant desire to kill each other over a deity that no one can prove actually exists. We have genocide in Jerusalem and Iseral over a piece of land that they both consider holy, but can’t agree what prophet is the right one, Moses, Mohamad, Jesus, Aberham. Seriously they are all monotheistic and teach the same basic morality and from I have gleaned from the collected works of all these religions, ‘kill thy neighbor’ wasn’t one of the tenants.

Since man could walk upright, we have found ways to kill one another, maybe the ‘God’ that’s image we were allegedly created in was Aries the God of war or Hades who relishes in the suffering of others because the pledge to Love one another seems to be far down on the list.

I hope we figure this out but at the moment to don’t have high hopes, just hope that the next intelligent species has more sense than we do.

Sorry for such a dummer post.