(August 3, 2019 at 1:24 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(August 3, 2019 at 1:14 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I would imagine any place we could find, or create, that' as close to Earth as possible, would be fine to live on. Although if we don't learn to take care of the planet, the next one will just wind up like this one.
I wonder, if we left, how long would it take for the planet to replenish itself. I know vegetation is really good at overgrowing cities in mere years, once people leave.
Depends on what aspect you are thinking of replenishing.
Restoration of the climate until all effects of anthropogenic influences are suppressed? Tens of thousands of years.
Replenishing of full biodiversity lost in the last 15K years? Millions to ten of million years
Replenishing of fossil fuel consumed? Tens to hundreds of million years.
Replenishing of mineral deposits that are continually but slowly formed through geological processes, like gold or nickel? Millions to billions of years.
Replenishing of mineral resources like iron that formed under particular conditions unique to one past age of the earth? Never.
That's longer than I expected.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html