EPTHow you see the World in 100 Years from now - Page 4
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SpiriT-DemoN-
United States684 Posts
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Pumpkin
United States1141 Posts
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BumpOnaLog
Canada318 Posts
There is a reason no other advanced civilization has ever contacted us, when a species gets this advanced they eventually blow themselves up. | ||
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HnR)hT
United States3468 Posts
On September 17 2004 14:38 BumpOnaLog wrote: There is a reason no other advanced civilization has ever contacted us, when a species gets this advanced they eventually blow themselves up. Either that, or there has never been life in the universe elsewhere. A type III civilization would be so powerful that it would be a trivial matter for us to detect its presence in our own galaxy. The apparent absense of one suggests that either the view that the universe is filled with life is wrong, and that life is very rare, or that life is intrinsically incapable of producing spacefaring civilizations. | ||
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EAGER-beaver
Canada2799 Posts
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mensrea
Canada5062 Posts
On September 17 2004 14:31 Pumpkin wrote: There's really no end to what the human race can do. We can all sit and make predictions, but the future brings forth people who think of things not even fathomed by the individuals of our time. Each generation spawns potentially brilliant people who can solely further advance the world with complex theories and inventions. We here on tl.net can't foresee what these people might see. Do you think people in 1904 thought of making a board full of silicone, microscopic chips, batteries, and transistors to send information within milliseconds to a computer screen ? In 2104, the world will be totally different because of new inventions and people that affect the way we live. I think there will be totally different goals for the world in 2100 then what tl.net thought up today. If you can think of this stuff now, it will be something in-significant in 2100. On a certain level, you're correct of course. But, there is also some truth to the adage "the more things change, the more they stay the same." Look at the past and you will see that throughout some 10,000 years of recorded history, there are definitely recurring themes. 100 years from now, we will still need to eat, still need energy, still need to communicate, still love, still hate, still wage wars, etc. Technology may change the way we do things, but not really the "whys" and the "whats." Anyway, no right or wrong answers. Just different levels of abstraction. | ||
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Frits
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Pumpkin
United States1141 Posts
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LetMeBeWithYou
Canada4254 Posts
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mensrea
Canada5062 Posts
On September 17 2004 15:54 LetMeBeWithYou wrote: I dont know what World War III is gonna be but World War IIII is gonna be fought with sticks and stones. You should put that in quotations (Albert Einstein). | ||
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Tien
Russian Federation4447 Posts
We have come so far and think about how powerful we are once united. Once there is a common enemy to the human race we will all unite under one and fight that enemy. Its human nature to do so, no matter our differences. The Spartans and Athenians, who have been at war for centuries against each other managed to ally themselves under one and defeat the most powerful empire in the world (Persians). Once fossil fuels have run out and every single person on this planet is facing imminent danger, we will make drastic changes for the benefit of the entire world. Right now the average person living in 1st world countries dont really care, but soon enough, they will have to care. I am pretty sure we will survive through the next 100 years. It will be hard, but to say we cant is an insult to everything we've accomplished so far. I would love to see the day a million years from now when humans have reached an even higher level of evolution and have practically conquered the entire universe. That would be beautiful. You always hear stories about Martians conquering us, but that would be funny if we are the Martians conquering everyone else. | ||
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BroOd
Austin10831 Posts
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SurG
Russian Federation798 Posts
http://www.greygoo.org/ =) | ||
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pheered.user
United States2603 Posts
Maybe im an idiot but im going with the mayans December 21 2012 is the day of final days. | ||
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Eatme
Switzerland3919 Posts
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JazZ[AutO]
United States558 Posts
So who knows, maybe in 100 years we're practically wiped out. Of course it could be thousands of years untill it actually happens. It is a very good and interesting book, I highly recommend it and any other book he has written, | ||
Klogon
MURICA15980 Posts
On September 17 2004 08:27 Tien wrote: I think humans will survive and be independent of things like fossil fuels. At the rate this is going a lot of people and environments will suffer in the next 50 years. Ice caps will melt, we will lose a lot of valuable ecological systems, and A LOT of third world countries will die cuz of that. But in the next 50 years after 2050 or so we will be technologically stable enough to survive. Technology doubles every 10 (?) years or so? We've only had technology for like 60 years and look how far we've gone. Imagine what id be like in 2100. http://www.mkaku.org/articles/physics_of_alien_civs.shtml This guy gives a really good description of what the world will be like. He talks about type I, II, and III civilizations. How we are still type 0 and type 1 civilization is only like a few hundred years. This guy is really good at explaining physics. I have read like 2 of his books which are very simple to read and explain a lot compared to the other physics books which are extremely complicated to understand. Wow, good read. | ||
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Elvin_vn
Vietnam2038 Posts
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LetMeBeWithYou
Canada4254 Posts
On September 17 2004 18:11 mensrea wrote: You should put that in quotations (Albert Einstein). i didnt know who said it tho =o i just remembered the lines | ||
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MPXMX
Canada4309 Posts
That kind of thinking is exactly why the world is fucked, you egotistical assholes. | ||
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