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When will humans go extinct? New study estimates timeline for humanity’s end
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize What’s more disturbing for humans than the thought of being extinct in the universe.
- The statistical formula is based on the “doomsday argument” earlier introduced by the astrophysicist Brandon Carter.
- Therefore, it is possible that they are living at a random point in the human timeline, rather than an unusually early one.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize What’s more disturbing for humans than the thought of being extinct in the universe. The researchers in a recent yet controversial breakthrough have predicted the timeline when humanity could go extinct.
The statistical formula is based on the “doomsday argument” earlier introduced by the astrophysicist Brandon Carter. It is a probabilistic theory that uses the “Copernican principle”, the idea that humans are not in a unique or special position in history.
Therefore, it is possible that they are living at a random point in the human timeline, rather than an unusually early one.
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