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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 23 points 1 month ago (18 children)

our planet could easily be wiped by a number of things. if we dont plan for a planetary catastrophe out of our control, our species is doomed.

[–] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.kya.moe 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Humanity can easily survive a KT extinction event. Sure, 99.999% of us will die, but tens of thousands will still survive.

[–] DrinkMonkey@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I use your math of 99.999% dying, only ~80,000 people will survive, not millions…

[–] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.kya.moe 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks, updated comment

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