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I guess there are only two choices here, we'll make it or we won't. I suppose a sort of third choice is what most Sci-Fi films depict--a ravaged earth and the survivors trying to stay alive.
If you think we'll make it another 80-90 years, I'm curious about what difficulties we'll need to overcome and decisions we'll have to make. Finally, maybe attempt to predict what we'll have then (dark matter energy, global network with brain implant access, disease cures, world cooperation, wormhole travel, living on another planet, etc.) or will it be complete chaos. . . might-makes-right, stuff.
And if you think we won't make it, why? What will end humanity and when?
Here's a doom and gloom scenario that may play out:
The earth will not be able to support the population expected by 2100.
We reached 1 billion around 1804. 123 years later in 1927 we hit 2billion. 33 years later in 1960 we hit 3 billion, and we've stayed at about a 13 year average for next billion, reaching the 7 billlion mark within the last year. The good news is the population rate is slowing. (The bad news is many people fighting to make birth control [of all sorts] illegal, so that anyime sex occurs, there is the possibility of pregnancy. If that tenet of religious go-forth-and-multiply actually applies to the world, it will change the growth dynanics to the equivalent of the penny-doubling savings plan: Save one penny today, save two pennies day two, save four pennies day 3, 8 pennies day 4 and so on. By day 31, you'll have deposit far more than $1 million in pennies. The same thing will happen to people.
Many scientists say 10 billion is our limit of sustainability. Some say it's up to 15 billion, but it's generally accepted that by around 2050, and 9 - 10 billion people, Things are going to get tough. Countries will be demanding resources for energy, manufacturing, and they will be competing for food and water. These conflicts will lead to war or wars at some global areas. probably in some NATO countries, which will involve us, if for no other reason than which country would we rather have around.
I predict by 2050 unless there is some way to create more food, clean water and unlimited energy, that we won't make it to 2100.
If you think we'll make it another 80-90 years, I'm curious about what difficulties we'll need to overcome and decisions we'll have to make. Finally, maybe attempt to predict what we'll have then (dark matter energy, global network with brain implant access, disease cures, world cooperation, wormhole travel, living on another planet, etc.) or will it be complete chaos. . . might-makes-right, stuff.
And if you think we won't make it, why? What will end humanity and when?
Here's a doom and gloom scenario that may play out:
The earth will not be able to support the population expected by 2100.
We reached 1 billion around 1804. 123 years later in 1927 we hit 2billion. 33 years later in 1960 we hit 3 billion, and we've stayed at about a 13 year average for next billion, reaching the 7 billlion mark within the last year. The good news is the population rate is slowing. (The bad news is many people fighting to make birth control [of all sorts] illegal, so that anyime sex occurs, there is the possibility of pregnancy. If that tenet of religious go-forth-and-multiply actually applies to the world, it will change the growth dynanics to the equivalent of the penny-doubling savings plan: Save one penny today, save two pennies day two, save four pennies day 3, 8 pennies day 4 and so on. By day 31, you'll have deposit far more than $1 million in pennies. The same thing will happen to people.
Many scientists say 10 billion is our limit of sustainability. Some say it's up to 15 billion, but it's generally accepted that by around 2050, and 9 - 10 billion people, Things are going to get tough. Countries will be demanding resources for energy, manufacturing, and they will be competing for food and water. These conflicts will lead to war or wars at some global areas. probably in some NATO countries, which will involve us, if for no other reason than which country would we rather have around.
I predict by 2050 unless there is some way to create more food, clean water and unlimited energy, that we won't make it to 2100.
