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2003-04-24 Britain

"Weâre all gonna die!" says Brit Astronomer

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Posted by Mike 2003-04-24 04:26 pm|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I agree however that it is getting easier and easier to create WMDs. The world is less than 60 years into the nuclear age. How much easier/cheaper will nuclear weapons be to produce in 100 years time?

Also there are a lot of crazies willing to use these things out there ...

Posted by A 2003-04-24 16:47:36|| 2003-04-24 16:47:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Responsibility, he says, is ultimately what it's all about.

What's puzzling about this is that this guy is saying this stuff in the U.K., not noted for being a place where there's a big emphasis on "responsibility". (Notable examples being the outlawing of firearms, big law enforcement camera fetishes, prosecuting crime victims instead of perpetrators)

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-04-24 16:58:59|| 2003-04-24 16:58:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes, responsibility to give up your weapons, responsibility to be tolerant of criminals who have not had your advantages in life, etc., etc.

Posted by A 2003-04-24 17:18:17|| 2003-04-24 17:18:17|| Front Page Top

#4 He's not talking about individual responsibility,of course.Hence "Old Labour".But when the government is expected to alleviate every grievance,people will invent new grievances to just to get a piece of the cake.That's why leftists are always whining about "oppression" when something they don't like happens,such as Wal-Mart moving into the neighborhood,or someone critizising their views.They want those annoyances regulated away.

Posted by El Id 2003-04-24 17:28:33|| 2003-04-24 17:28:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Snort Here, I thought he was going to say something meaningful, like we were about to be hit by a NEO, or swallowed by a black hole. Just another "scientist" that's stepped FAR beyond his specialty, and using his "fame" to harp on something he really knows squat about.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-04-24 17:36:51|| 2003-04-24 17:36:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Although we can foresee what is going to happen in the next 10-20 years in science we can't foresee anything like the next 100 years ahead.

Ok, so, how is he so sure we only have a 50-50 chance of surviving the century? The dear old boy is a wee bit daft.

Posted by Baba Yaga 2003-04-24 20:57:49|| 2003-04-24 20:57:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Rawsnacks predicts you will all die. Rawsnacks does not predict when or how.

Posted by Rawsnacks 2003-04-24 21:21:42|| 2003-04-24 21:21:42|| Front Page Top

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