Humans must Leave the Earth!

Stephen Hawking gave a rare interview to BBC last week. Known for his theories on black holes and time travel, the Cambridge academic said that mankind must look to colonize other planets as soon as possible to insure its survival.

Through out the centuries, mankind has survived a lot. Whether you believe that we will be wiped out by a super virus, global warming, nuclear war, or by meteors hurled at us by the Nemesis star that supposedly lies on the edge of our solar system, scientists believe that some of the human race will survive.

In other words, unlike our predecessor’s the dinosaurs, we are like cockroaches. If 99.9% of our planet's population of 6.5 billion was wiped out, there would still be 6.5 million people left to figure out what to do to survive and repopulate the planet. Thank god for survivalists.

If humans were to spread out across the cosmos, what would happen? Looking at the written works of Frank Herbert, humans would begin to adapt and evolve to whatever planet they inhabited. This would open the door for all kinds of branching off from the original species.

Those of you who really want to get crazy, should take a look at essays by Frank J. Tipler. Tipler predicts that as the universe flows towards the Omega Point or the end, there will inevitably be a civilization that will be able to either hold back the collapse of the universe or create a parallel universe generated by the energy given off from the universe's destruction. If you were completely depressed by the Cold Freeze Theory, you may take some comfort from his ideas.

For those interested in knowing more about Stephen Hawking, check out his Website.