8 Potential Causes of Human Extinction

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Nuclear warfare, a potential cause of human extinction

There’s no telling how a global catastrophic event will unfold, but what we can say is that disregarding such a foreseeable danger is in itself irresponsible as a survivalist.  It’s true that the likelihood of a catastrophic event is low, but it’s a real probability. In 2008, the Global Catastrophic Risks Conference at the University of Oxford proclaimed a 19% chance of human extinction by the year 2100. Although the conference also recommended that its report be taken with a grain of salt, there’s no denying the list of risks confronting the world as a whole:

So, without further ado, here are Eight Events That Could Lead to Human Extinction:

 

List of events that could cause human extinction

Illustrating nanotechnology development. It can be a dangerous recipe

Nanotechnology: Many nanoscale technologies are in development that could spawn uncontrolled self-perpetuating processes with destructive effects. “Grey goo” was popularized by the 1986 book Engines of Creation by Eric Drexler.  It described a scenario involving tiny self-replicating robots that consume the entire biosphere and using it as a source of energy.

Judgement Day may be upon us with artificial intelligence, image of the Terminator

Superintelligent AI: In the “Terminator” movies, “Skynet” was an artificial superintelligence system that conquered the world.  As we slowly relinquish control of our daily lives to automation and creature comforts, there may come a point where the system becomes self-aware and realizes that humans are an inconvenience to their drive for domination.

Global warfare is a sure way to cause human extinction

War: Nuclear war could result in unprecedented human death tolls and destruction.  Not only that, but nuclear explosions also have short-term and long term effects on the climate, ranging from reduced sunlight to nuclear winters.  In addition to the mass casualties caused by such a doomsday device, such an effect could certainly create significant upheaval in our current civilization.

A global pandemic can have worldwide consequences
A global pandemic can have worldwide consequences

Natural Pandemics: Humankind has had its share of major disease outbreaks, ranging from the bubonic plague of the 13oos to the Spanish flu of 1918.  Nowadays, the unprecedented scale and speed of human movement makes the risk of a global pandemic even more significant.  Look no farther than the recent Coronavirus outbreak that struck the world in a matter of months.  There have been tens of millions of cases of COVID19, and fortunately, a majority of those have recovered.  Imagine if the world was confronted with a truly lethal disease with such a contagious nature.

These numbers probably don’t deter most people from their everyday routine, and for the most part, it makes statistical sense not to be dissuaded. For most of us, there are scarier things to worry about and bigger fish to fry. Student loans and 401(k)s tend to make up a larger share of worry than global warfare, and getting the kids to school on time is more challenging than forecasting the technological singularity.

There’s no way to predict an adverse event, but developing a plan based on the most probable or likely scenarios is a good start.

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