this is a deeply phylisophical question, I would have to say unless we as a species change our behviour, we will go the way of the dinosaurs but leave the planet in a lot worse shape.
The truly scary thought is as resources become scarcer and population numbers swell, will we suffer the same fate as those animals who we consider lesser species i.e. Mice will attack each other if over croweded.
I think the ultimate solution is to combine strategies of planetary settelment and increase in resource reuse.
Brendan
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