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April 30, 2024, 7:50 am UTC    
December 31, 2013 04:57PM
"But we have to admit that a collision with a body only a few miles across would be disastrous for humanity, and we might not cope any better than the dinosaurs did. Disturbingly, in spite of efforts to detect just this sort of threat, several of the recent near misses were detected only when they had already passed by the Earth."

As indicated, that was a quote from a book by Patrick Moore.

Jammer:

"If we get a large space object impact I only hope we do as good as some of the dinos did back then. I don't expect we would, but I can hope we do."

To add some perspective:
"Organisms whose major genetic characteristics have survived unchallenged for tens of millions of years can be wiped out in a few generations. Of all the species that have existed since the first emergence of life,99.9% have become extinct, or else mutated into new forms.

Science: The Definitive Guide Quercus 2010.

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1 in 7 believe the end of the world is coming

Jammer May 03, 2012 10:41AM

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Catastrophe December 28, 2013 06:37PM

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Catastrophe December 29, 2013 10:24AM

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cicely December 29, 2013 06:36PM

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Jammer December 30, 2013 02:49PM

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Catastrophe December 31, 2013 04:57PM

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Rick Baudé March 26, 2014 08:46PM

1 in 7 believe the end of the world is coming

Jammer March 27, 2014 11:49AM

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