Fact : 97% of scientists believe that asteroids orbit around the sun
Fact : 97% of scientists believe that Earth has collided with asteroids in the past
Fact : 97% of scientists believe that Earth could again be hit by an asteroid, possibly within the next 50 years
Fact : 97% of scientists believe that an asteroid impact could be catastrophic
Conclusion : 97% of scientists believe that Earth will be hit by an asteroid in the next 50 years, destroying all life on Earth – unless we submit to UN rule and confiscation of our money and freedom.
Not sure about the UN but if we were rational we would be flying already space radars and especially pointex towards the sun, where paradoxically we’re the most blind regarding incoming asteroids
I prefer the notion of blowing them up with nukes. That way instead of a big “Whoomp!” you get all of the energy dissipated as the small chunks of nickel-iron burn up in the atmosphere. A few decades worth of heat energy entering the atmosphere in a matter of seconds wouldn’t be very harmful.