[color:"orange"] Mankind tend to bend less and less to the “laws of the nature,” in a general way, with all the technical progresses we made and continue to make.[/color]
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What an arrogant presumption - so very human!
The 'laws of nature' are universal and fundamental. Assuming a million years of human life on this planet Sol 3, that is roughly 0.02% of this (young!) planet's life span to date. The dinosaurs had 250 times that much.
That humanity developped technology, the possibility to exploit resources, is a natural evolutionary process. So is the development of 'sentients' with the capability to think about the consequences of their doing.
Not to bend to laws of nature is not an available option.
[color:"orange"]Do we still obey to some Natural Selection? [/color]
Obedience is acceptance of a higher authority - so for me the answer is: It is not a choice we really have. We are part of a natural selection process, which is pragmatic, emotionless, functional, merciless - and extremely long (I hate to state 'eternal')
The consequence?
Humanity will evolve. It will push the limit as to what the planet can support, but it will have to accept that there is a limit - somewhere. On the way, there will be fights for resources; and there will be tremendous losses of human, and other, life.
The preservation of a status quo of current 'civilized' living conditions for mankind as a whole is a comforting vision, but it is an illusion (a delusion?).
Will mankind survive? I am confident.
Will humanity survive? Not in its present form or self-understanding.
Will current political, national entities survive? I have me doubts - actually no, I am positive that the answer is: NO!
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