Have we failed as a species?

[Alex K]

Every species has always ever been a snapshot taken at a particular time, nothing that can really be pinned down.

[Anomalocaris]

We actually haven't failed as a species, because under the laws of nature and natural selection, failure would be extinction. As long as we survive, we have succeeded.

So the giant panda is an evolutionary success story in your eyes?

[The Grand Nudger]

For now, in the long run.  Though it seems to be at that point in it's career where it throws the first pitch and everyone cheers.....and then it walks off the field to ice it's arm, lol.

[Anomalocaris]

From a purely physics perspective we're in principle fine entropy-wise as long as the sun is shining...

How about from a chemistry perspective where the messy, temperamental assemblies of overly complex organic molecules we call "human" stops being able to successfully produce slight variations of themselves that would have remained qualified to be called "human"?

[CapnAwesome]

Well there are more of us then any large or medium mammal ever, and we've wiped out tons of competing species. We also have a larger and more diverse areas that we live in then any species in history. So we are a pretty successful species by any standard that you would hold any other species too. I think the question is 'will we fail as a species' in which case the obvious answer is yes.

[Aoi Magi]

We actually haven't failed as a species, because under the laws of nature and natural selection, failure would be extinction. As long as we survive, we have succeeded.

So the giant panda is an evolutionary success story in your eyes?

You don't like Pandas? Despite their excellent kungfu skills?

That's discrimination against pandas

[CapnAwesome]

We actually haven't failed as a species, because under the laws of nature and natural selection, failure would be extinction. As long as we survive, we have succeeded.

So the giant panda is an evolutionary success story in your eyes?

Of course, Giant Pandas have been around for circa 3 million years as a species. That's almost 10 times as long as modern humans. Unlike many of the large mammal species they survived human beings into modern times, where as most mammals of similar size have been driven extinct. So that's an evolutionary success compared to most.

[brewer]

We actually haven't failed as a species, because under the laws of nature and natural selection, failure would be extinction. As long as we survive, we have succeeded.

Why do I hear disco music?

[Edwardo Piet]

Failed at what? Being hairless apes with large egos?

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Yes we have failed as a species, but not for the reasons you mentioned.

We have failed because Ben Affleck is now Batman. That happened, and we all let it happen.

Boru

Yep. He's one hell of a cunt.

And when Mel Gibson becomes Robin I'm going to facepalm so hard I'll knock my fucking head off.

[Jehanne]

Aoi mentioned something which had my mind wandering and wondering!

Is it the nature of entropy that we as living beings will eventually use up the planet's resources?
Let's assume that population growth is a part of a thriving species.
The time will come (assuming no natural extinction events fall upon us randomly) where we have outgrown our home (earth).

Eventually, our World will become uninhabitable:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_o...e_Universe

In just 1 billion years; by that time, hopefully, if our species hasn't destroyed itself, we will have colonized Mars.  Hopefully, we can last another billion on Mars.