Why would Thanos destroy the universe?

He thinks he sees the universe going down the tubes. He thinks he sees life expanding outward unchecked. That will bring ruin, he believes, to the universe and to that life.” So, Thanos wants to save (half of) the universe by . . . ending (half of) the universe.

Why did Thanos want to destroy half the population?

Originally Answered: Why does Thanos want to destroy half of the universe? To bring balance to the Universe. With half the population of every Species gone, there will be enough resources to feed the rest otherwise with overpopulation, the resources will exhaust and all species will eventually die.

Can Thanos wipe out half of the population?

As seen in Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos thinks the solution is simply to wipe-out half the population. This fictional scenario is obviously wrong from a moral perspective, which is why Earth’s mightiest heroes try to stop him.

Could Thanos have saved the world without counting people?

Ultimately, that reality could have the same outcome as a fictional Thanos snap: the planet should eventually recover but humans would probably be extinct. So without counting people, you could indeed argue that Thanos did nothing wrong — and in the long run, the villain might have actually saved the world.

Why does Thanos want to ‘save’ the universe?

In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos explains that his home world of Titan faced similar problems, leading to a global catastrophe, which is why he feels compelled to ‘save’ the cosmos from the same fate — by reducing its population.

Why does Thanos want to reverse the effects of the snap?

The snap itself simply erased people from existence. Thanos believes he’s performing a necessary evil that’s required to achieve a greater good, actions with the side-effect of promoting long-term biodiversity on Earth. Why would the Avengers want to reverse the effect of the snap? (READ: The Confusing Timeline of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Explained)