That thought just occurred to me. It pleased me so much that I couldn't resist coming here and putting it up on the blog.
It may be so self-evident that it doesn't need explanation. But if it does, here goes: self-preservation is amongst the most primitive and most powerful of instincts of every living thing. Life is more established and will tend to survive-- self-preservation will see to that. Life has existed on this planet for almost the entire history of the planet, but civilization is a new thing as far as the history of this planet is concerned. If push comes to shove, as the saying goes, the weaker will give way. Life survived the asteroidal impact that destroyed the dinosaurs-- life continued, but the "apex" life forms didn't make it. Likewise, if something cataclysmic happens- civilization, which is at the apex- could well be the first casualty.
Civilizations have risen and fallen too. But humans are still around. Yet there are no guarantees of that either.
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