[ WP ] The world as we know it is a case study , and the panel of scientists in charge are debating wether or not to end it .

[ Lead Scientist ] Ladies and gentlemen, present your findings please. 
 
 [ Scientist 1 ] Distinguished colleges, the experiment designated Terra Sol 3 is entering critical mass. The recent massive glacial calving has effectively lowered the temperature of the northern oceans. The calving is due to gigantic new ice floes forming and pushing to the surface. If our projections are correct, these floes are the beginning of new ice caps. The cooling of the oceans will adversely affect the atmosphere, causing abnormally cold winter storms that would outlast the normal bounds of seasonal containment. It would seem this world is not, as we designed, not going to end in fire but in ice. 
 
 [ Lead Scientist ] Very poetic, ma'am. But we are not here for a poetry reading. 
 
 [ Scientist 1 ] If you will, sir, check your monitor. You will see the numbers speak for themselves. In addition to my findings, I submit that we must terminate the experiment now. To see this world go through another ice age would be too cruel. 
 
 [ Lead Scientist ] Hmm, compelling. Next report please. 
 
 [ Scientist 2 ] The resources of Terra Sol 3 are running dangerously low. While oil in the region known colloquially as the Middle East is abundant, the rest of the planet has been deforested and mined out. The minerals in the soil have also been deprived by over-farming. The indigenous animal known as man has squeezed every last drop out of Terra Sol 3. 
 
 It is therefore, my departments suggestion that this experiment be terminated immediately. To carry on the experiment is too cruel. 
 
 [ Lead Scientist ] Looking over your data, I ca n't help but agree. Final report, please. 
 
 [ Scientist 3 ] In hearing my colleagues reports I must, respectfully, disagree with their assessment on the destruction of the experiment. Either by natural or artificial means the experiment must be not be destroyed. My department has been monitoring the scientific progress of the indigenous species ever since they evolved from the protozoa. 
 
 In the past 60 years they have made astounding progress! They are becoming aware of the damage done to their homeworld and are attempting to repair it. As the head of our department, I must make the recommendation that Terra Sol 3 must be preserved so the creature known as Man can achieve its full potential. 
 
 [ Lead Scientist } Fascinating. Your observational data suggests they are moving in a direction of self-preservation. 
 
 As lead on the experiment, I find in the favor of the letting the experiment proceed. 
 
 It will be interesting to see how this adolescent race will proceed. Will they destroy themselves or let their home destroy them? We will observe and record as we have always done. 
 
 

