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pete_68 t1_j1ra3hc wrote

The upper limit will be when one person has the ability to kill everyone else. Once we hit that point, it's only a matter of time before someone does it. Why? Ask Stephen Paddock.

I think we're close, if not already there, with the ability to genetically engineer viruses. How long until some molecular virologist gets rejected by their lover and decides to kill us all off?

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Emrak t1_j1rosc7 wrote

My guess is that it'll be a fringe group trying to "make the world a better place". X will seem to work rather well at first, but that's a mirage. It will only seem to work so well because human life spans are so brief. By the time the downsides are realized, it'll be too late. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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