Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Stephen Hawking Warns Against Confining Ourselves To Earth

Posted by Soulskill on from the universe-won't-mourn-a-mote-of-dust dept.

alancronin writes with this excerpt from CNet: "Stephen Hawking, one of the world's greatest physicists and cosmologists, is once again warning his fellow humans that our extinction is on the horizon unless we figure out a way to live in space. Not known for conspiracy theories, Hawking's rationale is that the Earth is far too delicate a planet to continue to withstand the barrage of human battering. 'We must continue to go into space for humanity,' Hawking said today, according to the Los Angeles Times. 'We won't survive another 1,000 years without escaping our fragile planet.'"

3 of 414 comments (clear)

  1. People today are so rude. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Something happened to me today that made me realize that most people nowadays have no manners at all, and freak out when a stranger compliments them. Oh, you want to hear my story? Very well.

    So, I was walking down the sidewalk, and then I spotted a cute little girl (probably not much older than 7) and took notice of her delicious-looking tiny ass. I then noticed that the little girl had a woman (presumably her mother) watching her, so I proceeded to go up to that woman and tell her what a cute ass her little girl has and how I'd fuck it any time. Here's where it gets strange: The woman took offense to me complimenting her little girl's ass! She started screaming for help, so I just decided to rape and murder them both right there.

    Seriously, what was her problem? What an insane lady. I fear for the future of society if everyone is as rude as her...

  2. Population control is essential by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And the idiots who have more than two children per family should
    be sterilized by the government.

    Most people are too selfish to bother to care about the impact
    they have on the world. Therefore they need "assistance", in
    the form of government coercion. It worked in China, and now it
    needs to happen in the rest of the world.

  3. Re:Paradox by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: -1, Troll

    Talk about simple psychological displacement. It doesn't take a Frasier Crane to see what's really going on here.

    Hawking ought to be more concerned about remaining confined to his chair.

    --
    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."