The end of the world as we know it

[Poopadoop]

Ya global warming could be survivable. I was just thinking of one that accelerates too quickly for us to deal with it. Though ya, probably unlikely now i think about it.

I think superbug is unlikely too though. There have been superbugs before and life went on.

[OngBonga]

I think superbug is unlikely too though. There have been superbugs before and life went on.

When we talk about the "end of the world as we know it", bugs definitely have the potential. The Great Plague would have been an EOWAWKI scenario, it radically changed the world. EOWAWKI doesn't mean end of human survival, it just means radical change in population and living conditions.

[Poopadoop]

Was the Great Plague EOWAWKI? I'm not saying it didn't shake things up but civilization didn't go back to the Stone Age or anything.

[OngBonga]

Was the Great Plague EOWAWKI? I'm not saying it didn't shake things up but civilization didn't go back to the Stone Age or anything.

Well it certainly radically changed the way people lived. Of course, we eventually emerged stronger as a species, but yeah I'd say the plague falls into the category of EOWAWKI... in fact I'd probably say it's a decent threshhold for what defines EOW... anything less significant is not probably not worth discussing in this context.

[a500lbgorilla]

Was the Great Plague EOWAWKI? I'm not saying it didn't shake things up but civilization didn't go back to the Stone Age or anything.

I think the world population went from 450 mil to 375 mil.

Something nasty that could break through our considerable defenses would definitely shake the world.