Poll: Repopulating the Earth

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Aardvark

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mokes310 said:
Sounds like you've thought about this :)
The cause, the effect and putting the plan in motion. I have no love for my fellow humans, but lots for myself.
 

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DarthHK said:
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DarthHK said:
If we listen to the religious nut-jobs that's how we were formed to begin with. Most ideals in societies, both ancient and modern, are founded on religious beliefs. And even if you aren't comfortable with the idea, you could go to a sperm bank... I really should shut up right about now.
A lot of religious people believe that Adam and Eve were just the first humans created by god, not the only ones.
That's what I mean. We're all supposedly the incestuous great-great-great-great-(over 9000!)grandchildren of Adam and Eve.
No, I mean that they think he directly created Adam and Eve, then directly created other people in other parts of the world. Adam and Eve were just the first.
 

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DarthHK said:
On Topic: Like I said, you can avoid at least some gene issues with sperm banks.
This is actually a valid idea. Provided you are smart enough to know how to safely remove Sperm that has been frozen in Liquid Nitrogen.

I also contend that pregnancy issues and the dangers of labor could kill the female with in the first pregnancy.

I also find it disgusting that so many people voted Yes. You people who voted Yes do realize what incest is right? Having sex with your daughter or the like? GROSS.....
 

crepesack

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its not possible, humans take too long to develop to puberty, and the female gets weak after a few births. anyways humans reproduce too slow as well 1 birth every 9months and then lets say 3 months rest is one child a year not fast enough. compared to other species which have around half a dozen to a dozen per litter. Even those species cant do much without a good half thousand or so.
 

sidhe3141

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Well, yeah... I suppose I could put aside my disgust toward my own species long enough... but not until I get as much tech as I can running again!
 

Seydaman

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ah. problem,you would need 2 women 2 men, if there is 1 man 1 women the genetics will FUCK UP, after awhile all the children will die due to genetic problems. if there are 2 women 2 men, you can set up an elaborate chart and have it all work out, or would it? i dunno
 

F_demon

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Like Aardvark said, it will probably take quite a while to find that other person.

Inbreeding makes it a pretty futile attempt that just prolongs suffering.

And my main reason for saying no would be the reason why we suddenly are the last people on earth.
-Did humanity finally kill itself; Then why restart the process?
-A huge natural disaster; Would life still be able to exist and under what circumstances?
-We were wiped out by another (alien) race/species; Let them have their moment, they'll probably have a lot to clean up.

If I for some reason did repopulate the planet, what kind of world would I put them on?

I would probably still try to find that other person, if only for the company.
A dog might be cute, but it isn't a really great conversation partner.
 

Jinx_Dragon

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The gene code would become quite a mess indeed....
But as for the social ramifications for incest I would have to point out... what society?
 

BlueHydra

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Obviously we need more information to make an informed decision. Does the infrastructure still remain? Do you know for a fact already that there you are the only two people left? Perhaps there have been significant advances in germline engineering and we wouldn't have to worry of genetic degradation as long as the tech remains in place. Perhaps there are even artifical wombs?

But left in a world with no infrastructure at all, no technology of value remaining and knowledge a difficult thing to find. Then attempting repopulation would be a cruel and futile act. I would still have lots of oral sex though.
 

Malkavian

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Trivun said:
We wouldn't really have a choice. Would you want to be responsible through inaction for the extinction of humanity?
It doesn't work that way. If I were one of the last two people on earth, it wouldn't be my fault that the race was driven to the brink of extinction. Thus, I do not bear the full responsibility of the human races extinction. Oh, I had the option of changing it, but I did not create this situation, so it is not my fault.
I think I wouldn't do it. Because, while human extinction is not my responsibility, my children will be. And the world I will be setting them into, will be horrible. They will know no other human contanct, save for their parents and siblings. They will either have to breed with their own blood, thus destroying the genepool, or they will have to let the human race die, something I could have done in the first place.
 

sidhe3141

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Longshot said:
Trivun said:
We wouldn't really have a choice. Would you want to be responsible through inaction for the extinction of humanity?
It doesn't work that way. If I were one of the last two people on earth, it wouldn't be my fault that the race was driven to the brink of extinction. Thus, I do not bear the full responsibility of the human races extinction. Oh, I had the option of changing it, but I did not create this situation, so it is not my fault.
I think I wouldn't do it. Because, while human extinction is not my responsibility, my children will be. And the world I will be setting them into, will be horrible. They will know no other human contanct, save for their parents and siblings. They will either have to breed with their own blood, thus destroying the genepool, or they will have to let the human race die, something I could have done in the first place.
It may not be your fault, but it'll still happen. And you can try to fix some of the things that went wrong this time.
 

WolfThomas

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I've thought about it. It would be possible to reduce inbreeding with appropriate planning and charting. As long as you had at least two different males and females.

There would still be inbreeding but you'd try to keep equal proportions of their ancestors. This is would need to be strict and unfair though. No mating for love or even attraction.

Ultimately four or five couples, plus a couple more females could keep the children from being inbreed for generations.
 

nova18

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Yeah I would help out, if there were around 200-400 people, I would do my part to double that number without any incest.
God knows no daughter of mine is touching any son of mine.
 

Lord George

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I'm torn between building a new humanity that worshipped me as a God and just killing the girl and travelling the empty world.
 

Jursa

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Mutations or no mutations I might as well give it a shot, if it goes wrong then I'll have at least done everything I could...