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There is life deep within the earth that will likely survive no matter what happens to the planet. The sun could fade, we could nuke the surface, have an asteroid completely resurface half the planet, and microbes will survive and eventually recolonize the entire world.

Not that we’d want a mass extinction of so many unique and beautiful things, but it is a comforting thought to realize we can’t really do anything that would render earth entirely devoid of life. And even if everything we know was lost, life would rise again to reclaim the rubble.

[-] Shayeta@feddit.org 10 points 1 day ago

One could also say that the lack of a mass extinction event is preventing appearance and evolution of many more unique and beautiful things.

The end of one era is not "the end", but merely the start of another era.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

I like this world. I don't want it to end.

[-] CovfefeKills@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Declare Earth to be God and smite those that harm God.

[-] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 12 points 1 day ago

And thus began the epoch of the tardigrades

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

"Life finds a way" is a threat, people just forgot that part. Life itself is unstoppable.

[-] Aganim@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

"Life finds a way" is a threat, people just forgot that part. Life itself is unstoppable.

Don't worry, our Sun will take care of life when it starts running out of fuel, expanding and boiling away everything on the surface of our planet.

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 7 points 1 day ago

By then we'll have had every iota of fun imaginable, and some fun that yet remains unimaginable. You'll have to nihilism harder to bum me out.

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