Future of the world is looking dark as well as bright. Dark in the sense that lot of weapons specially chemical and nuclear are now in the world. If there has been a third world war that is end. But the scientifc development is also in positive sides? Are these developments really positive?
128299
in a word\n\nchildren\n\nwhich is why how we treat them and pass on our values is sooo important
6455
have faith in humanities willingness to survive, the depletion of fossil fuels is but a bump in the road, we may get a flat tire but surely the wheel will survive. Humanities ingenuity is probably its only saving grace. I would be more worried about the current state of international politics in regaurds to humanities ability to exist anywhere.....
436066
Good to see there are some real optimists in the world!\n\nI hope you're right though
352999
The 20th Century was a time of great change.  It was also a time of great turmoil.  World War I, World War II, The holocaust, The invention and use of atomic weapons, The Korean War, The Veitnam Conflict, Civil Rights Riots and Lynchings, The drug culture, The beginning of the Aids epedimic, The wholesale murder of millions of people around the globe in places like South Africa.  The great music and movies of the 20th Century may well have been an artistic attempt to deal with a very unorganized and frightening time in our history.  Many people theorize that great art grows out of turmoil.  I hope and pray that the 21st Century be a time of greater peace.  You are right to say we are not off to a great start.  But even with the tragedy of this war on terror we find ourselves presently in, it does not compare even remotely to the carnage of WW I, or WWII.  I pray it never catches up.  We have an opportunity to build a better world.  Freedom, equality, peace, no more hunger.  Now that would be truly awesome!  It didn't happen in the 20th century.  Will we make it happen in this century?  I hope.
114052
There was a time not so long ago when the future looked promising....end of the cold war, the emergence of people power in harsh regimes, popular culture's role in addressing the world's starving, the advances in science that promised the eradication of disease and poverty, etc.  Now it seems that the "old order" has reasserted itself and the most powerful governments of the world are once again committed to jingoistic warmongering activities that place us all at risk once more.  Unfortunately those human traits that are no longer required but have survived evolution to date (greed, fear, aggression) are still a driving force behind most, if not all of, world politics today.  Strangely enough, everyone knows deep down the correct path to take......just no-one has the guts.
24833
Given the rising post cold war competition (and cooperation!) among the US, the EU, Russia, China, India, etc. it's very feasible. Current projects point towards the year of 2030, and even if they're overdue, it should still be within our lifetime.
72876
What is the world coming to.
640892
Well the prevalence of nuclear weapons and nuclear testing this might end up a nuke war, if that happened we might feel the effects of light fall out and that might have an effect on crops and live stock, a jolt to the economy and it would probably make the prices of things imported from India and Pakistan shoot through the roof, there might be a little panic from the religious types that think that it's the end of the world, maybe some rioting over sea's from members of Indian and Pakistani faiths and some violent street confrontations here and there, and maybe some mass suicides, but hey there's absolutely nothing to worry about because we can take care of our selves right.
79760
I thing we are already into the World War-III which is going on slowly engulfing more and more people, more and more nation in to it. This is solwer than the other two in spark but much much more hazardous in effect.You count the death tolls, thousands of people are being killed worldwide every year and this figure is increasing every year.\nThis WW is not centralised or polarised but is decentralised and spread out having its presence in each and every nation on the globe. This war is using the worst weapon which not only kills Human but the Humanity as well. \nWe are Killing and We are Dying.....
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I think it very likely that some people will survive.  We have a great track record of tolerating and adapting to some pretty extreme conditions.  I expect there are some secret hideaways that would even allow a few folks to survive a "nuclear winter" scenario, and start repopulating without the technology.  Obviously, any less serious scenario will allow even more flexibility for means of survival.  Right now, today, I do not believe there is a practical possibility of more than two nuclear devices being detonated -- those few who might be otherworldly enough to use them do not, praise Allah and thank God, have the means to use more.  The tragic military, political, economic, and environmental consequences would immediately and eventually kill tens of millions of people, perhaps hundreds of millions, and alter the conditions of life for the billions remaining..  but "billions remaining" is a great lot of survivors to be tolerating and adapting to conditions.  We'll manage.
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i have read many parts of it too.\nits turning out pretty accurate.\nwith few exceptions as the third world war of wich the date has already passed.according to him india and china will be super powers and islam will be deleted frm the world after the massive attack made by usa china europe(not sure) and india.\nacc to him it would happen somewhere around 2020 -2025
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We haven't been warned of this for the same reason we weren't warned of all the other theories regarding global collapse over the last several....centuries.  Basic science.  \n\nTheory of relativity.  An object at rest will stay at rest till an outside force acts on it.  An object in motion will stay in motion until an outside force acts on it.  Now, lets apply that to the world theatre.\n\nThis theory just uses new "climactic events" in place of the old, but what its saying is that the world is going to go to hell based on these 'events'.  No it wont.  It would take way to much effort on the parts of way to many people for them to care enough for things to change.  \n\nNo one really wants change anymore.  The last major chage in the world was World War II.  Russia giving up communism and going democratic?  Gee, China stepped into that spot, didn't they.  Now the US and China are playing the same game with other countries that the US and the USSR did.  Just another cold war.  Just more status quo.  No one's going anywhere.  Too many people fear change for change to actually occur on a drastic or global scale.  It has to be slow, insideous, and sneak up on people, or it's resisted so completely that it will never happen.  \n\nI'm really not worried.  And if I'm wrong, then its all about surviving the chaos, and our debate doesn't matter.  But I'm not stockpiling guns and canned foods either...  :)
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Will there be a Nuclear War? It is not likely that the world would survive one.  Will there ever be a Nuclear Attack in a war?  That is entirely possible, although the results of that would also be disasterous as well.  Will terrorist's gain a Nuclear or even a "dirty bomb" and use it against the West?  I feel that is quiet possible and probably most probable when you are giving a time line as large as a century.  There will never be a Nuclear War unless you classify World War II as a Nuclear War then it is possible that we will have a war in which a few Nuclear Weapons may be used, however the world for those who survive will never be the same place.
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The world will never be world peace. As long as there is lust, greed, and fear, war will exist. These are all an unfortunate part of human nature. There are those among us who feel that the only good war is one fought with words, but we are a small minority.
532411
"What is the future of the youth of the world."  (This one was the title of a nation-wide contest once.)\n\nAnd, for the winning answer, see my source.
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Of course not! Science is constantly weighing morality against the need for knowledge. Einstein once said of the development of nuclear weapons... "I do not know what weapons will be used in World War III, but I do know what weapons will be used in World War IV... STICKS and STONES!"\n\nMankind has made tremendous gains through science, But this blessing comes with a tremendous burden of responsibility.
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Good for you Sarah, you've done some reading and made up your own mind. That's as refreshing as it seems to be unusual these days.\n\nKeep reading. The World is a dark place right now and your present Government has a lot to do with the clouds coming over the horizon.