[WarOnPrivacy]

> End of the world cults are a common feature of human societies,

The different tech that can make good on the apocalypse are a relatively recent addition to the equation.

We've had the ability to lay waste to the planet for just a handful of generations.

[willcipriano]

Another feature of human end of the world predictions is its always different this time.

[WarOnPrivacy]

Okay. So make the equation equate. How could humanity make most of the planet uninhabitable 1000 years ago?

[willcipriano]

Lots of reasons, by having sex or praying the wrong way were common. The wrong way being the way some other out group does it. Now we can end the world by doing things like driving the wrong kind of car (but not by flying around the world to "broaden the mind" as in group members like to do that). You can even buy indulgences.

[WarOnPrivacy]

None of those things are responsive to the question: What existed 1000 years ago that humanity could use to make the planet uninhabitable?

If you don't have an answer to the actual question at hand, it's okay to say so.

[willcipriano]

Human kind is not able to exterminate itself full stop. It couldn't then, it can't now.

[WarOnPrivacy]

Okay. Answering different questions is one way to signal you don't have an answer to the actual question. We can accept that and close this thread. Thank you for participating.