Nothing humans can do will be able to DESTROY the earth?

Question

The terminology of "destroying the earth" needs to be reexamined. We may destroy ourselves and a number of animal species in the process, but ultimately the Earth itself will be fine. Are we really that arrogant that we think we hold the power to the destruction of the earth. the day after the last human falls off the earth, the earth will begin to heal and replenish itself.

Answer 1

The earth is a 'big ol girl'.  Man is a 'lil young thing'.

How can we destroy the earth?  What do we do with her?  You can destroy a mosquito.  You can't destroy a planet, it's mass has to be conserved.

See the scale problem here?

Answer 2

we are at verge of creating black holes so with that technology they are going to start next month we could destroy the whole planet and even our solar system but we will never do it will we.

Answer 3

Do you have a question?

but I do agree with you.

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Answer 4

I concur but if every nuke was set off, it would be a long, long time before there would be any life again...perhaps that is what happened to Mars!!??

Answer 5

We may not be able to technically destroy it, but we are permanently changing it.  Here's how:

http://magmo.typepad.com/VitousekHumanDo...

Answer 6

Unless we did something very exotic, like dropping a black hole in the core of the earth.