If War of the Worlds happened today, do you think we would be better equipped than the Victorians.?
815234
I think  modern society would cope  much better   than when that  radio show  was originally broadcast .  We have more opportunities to get news  so that  wouldn't be fooled   by one source alone. \n\nIf there  was a real alien invasion   society would  fail very  quickly   and there  would be mass  panic  and riots, This  would be due to the  electrical  supply being disrupted, cars  buses trains  and plane  not working  and ultimately  not knowing  whats going on because  thee  wouldn't be anyway of finding out news..
19803
retorical Question? I think less of a chance of destroying the world now day but more of a chance that millions might die or at least affected by such weapons
736634
nice.\n\nI think vigilantes would be better, might take a few bungs though.\n\nStill, those in power don't seem adverse to that do they.\n\nOr a wealthy benefactor?\n\nAll good ideas, I'd join.
16888
In the respect of survival instincts, yes.\nArtist's renditions show a seemingly larger cranial capacity/cranium so your argument would be true.\nIntelligence like beauty is in the eyes of the beholder or in this case the user.\nI doubt that no modern man could survive in Cro-Magnon Man's Era, meaning he would be less intelligent as to the norms of the time.\nI would like a debate on Technology versus Survival.\nSorry for the Rant Batman, but you pose some interesting questions.
880643
Definitely the  past like the early 1900s, things were harder but you didnt have to deal with all this technology and all the time conserving appliances, but still somehow nobody has any time not to mention people were naturally born conservationists it wasnt a throw away society. I would hate to be born in the future not unless society reverted somehow.
1145416
No, it doesnt seem to be be the british done thing (plus our residential roads / blocks tend to be longer / larger). Not since the end of WW2 / the queen's coronation anyway. Too many weekend workers, too much traffic, not enough open space, gardens too small etc.\n\nWish we did though - beautiful summers day like today (doing homework out in the garden, wi-fi + outdoors viewable LCD = fantastic!) it would be awesome. Get a BBQ going, crack out some beers, put a little party music on, get about a hundred neighbours together who might not otherwise meet up...\n\ntoo many old folks live round here though, think there'd be complaints :-)
898472
Not yet.  We will be once our demands outstrip our resources.  Then it will be like the Dark Ages in Europe when many will die from pestilence and war.  After that, there will be more resources available per person than there has been in a long time.  There will be what can only be considered a new Renaissance.
265764
Of course!!  They were just normal people at one point to.  They are no better than the rest of the general public.  They are at as much risk as we are.
1029735
Its a case of get them before they get you isn't it? don't you think? What I mean is any race that has the technical superiority to get to us first would without any doubt be far more advanced so we would probably become extincted or con corded. Any beings that would travel 100s of 1000s of light years to our little planet would want to own it and we wont be able to do a thing about it.
1028590
Yes it should be. Even through we are more powerful in terms of an advance millitary and economy. But don't forget in M there's 24 Million of them while we are only 4 million. That mean 1 Singapore need to fight against 6 Malaysian. \n\nWe should be careful not to anger them and be more sensitive to our neighbours feeling.
52704
Umm No. Unless we find a way to turn all our parts into replacable plastic pieces and maybe we can replace our blood with machine oil? Please!! That is a silly question. I think it would be a better question to ask if you would want to live 1000 years if everyone else you know only lived to be 100 or less? hmmmm...
770930
I would choose to live in the late 1800's before all this tech. took over the planet.Easier to stay anonymous.
800475
Do you really have a question?\nThe answer is that it is different. Worse? That depends if you are a fish, a chicken, or a cow or a Nintendo-addicted wage slave.\nThe real question is whether or not the U.S. knows what it is doing or not. So far, it appears to be a country full of 12 year old boys watching porn movies being led by 19 year old boys with very big guns and an unlimited debt budget, who think that bravado and force will overcome any opposition to their conquests.\nIs this worse than National Socialism? Corporatism? Depends if you own the company, I guess. In the LONG term, Nature will decide whether the human species has value to contribute to the universe, and will act accordingly. We can speed up or slow down the judgement with our actions, perhaps even change the course of the judgement, but unless we wake up and pay attention, our choices are very limited to change the direction of our consumption-based nightmare at this point.\nI guess that's why it could be worse than Hitler's Germany. The Germans knew they could lay down their arms and walk away from a battle. Americans don't know that the weapons they are using to enslave and destroy the planet are disguised as Mocha Latte's, Hummers, and McHouses, and they have no reason to lay these things aside and live in any thoughtful, sustainable, cooperative manner as long as the Game and Competition continue to thrill them.\nHitler's death toll was in the millions. Ours will be in the billions at the rate we are going. Some of the fault lies with the overpopulated that will die, but most lies with the lack of mature leadership in our past and the religions of Us vs. Them keeping people placated with Heavenly behaviors that have little to do with the needs of the soil which nurtures us.
1181119
Frightening!!\n\nActually, I wouldn't consider it a win because it would have been a detriment to the rest of the world.\n\nOne would hope there would have been a revolt afterwards....\n\nOr you never know....Hitler could have come out of the closet and put a new spin on things
941157
We went to war with the equipment that we had at the time.  Our equipment has gotten better by leaps and bounds since this war started.  It was not because the Gov. did not want to send us with the proper gear, it is because we did not know we needed it, or it had not been developed yet.  New body armor, new vehicles, new vehicle armor....all that came after the war started.
210753
Unfortunately,not. Remember that the world ended in 1918,don't you agree?  :)
481855
World War 3... This would be the Judgement Day...