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Astronaut: 'Single-Planet Species Don't Last'
An anonymous reader writes "Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle astronaut John Young, due to retire in two weeks, says that the human species is in danger of becoming extinct: 'The statistical risk of humans getting wiped out in the next 100 years due to a super volcano or asteroid or comet impact is 1 in 455. How does that relate? You're 10 times more likely to get wiped out by a civilization-ending event in the next 100 years than you are getting killed in a commercial airline crash.' He says that the technologies needed to colonize the solar system will help people survive through disasters on Earth. Young has written about this topic before in an essay called 'The Big Picture'." In related news, the Shuttle overhaul program is on track for a May 2005 launch.
things I believe are wrong ... extra-marital sex.
to reconcile those things, they have to kind of ignore several parts of scripture
Ummm....
Ever read the bible. Genesis, Leviticus, Corinthians, and so on. Polygamy and the taking concubines are actively endorsed by the bible, and several of the holiest of holy characters engage in it.
How do you reconcile this with your belief? By ignoring those parts (assuming you even knew they existed)?