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Daradon · 01-23-2005, 07:22 PM

I'm afraid the vast distance of space, even Mars would mean there probably won't be any colonies anywhere just yet, save perhaps the moon. Maybe there might be projects up there, or landings from various governments or corporations, but there won't be anyone living up there for long periods of time, never mind colonizing.

I also doubt religion would change so much in 100 years. If the past 10-20 has shown us anything it's getting MORE fundamentalist from all sides. From evangelical or 'born-again' Christians, to radical Islamists, it's going to be a LONG time, if ever, that people just settle down and actually DO what there gods preach instead of killing or converting those that don't agree with them.

The environment will be more of a mess, but I don't see it being a critical problem like a few people do. We will have had to learn how to conserve and reuse, and will be doing it with at least SOME effectiveness.

The big things I worry about are overpopulation and war. Resources will be lower than before, as will places to live. I think standard of living will go down all over the world and the world poor will increase dramatically, but the rich will have the money and the power (and technology?) to keep the poor under their bootheel.

Perhaps we might start terraforming here on Earth, or maybe global warming might make Canada really attractive to live in as our south becomes tropical and our north becomes temperate. Or maybe by then we will be so tied to the U.S. that we have pretty much given up our soverignty to them anyway?

There's always the ice age that is supposed ot be coming though, and the reversal of the poles that will probably cause a wek or two of chaos...

The truth is that things change so fast nowadays that it's impossible to predict 100 years ahead. Maybe in the dark ages when nothing at all changed for 400 years... But in our day when things move at the speed they do, our knowledge as a species is growing at an exponetial level, outpacing our wisdom at a scary pace, anything could happen.

What I do think might happen is that one charasmatic visionary could change the world. Could be a Hitler type, could be a Martin Luther King type. But I do see a revolution of some sort happening that will have global consquences. Especially if people are more poor, frustrated and unfilfilled than ever before.

01-23-2005, 07:22 PM	#8
Daradon Has lived the dream! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Where I lay my head is home... Exp:	I'm afraid the vast distance of space, even Mars would mean there probably won't be any colonies anywhere just yet, save perhaps the moon. Maybe there might be projects up there, or landings from various governments or corporations, but there won't be anyone living up there for long periods of time, never mind colonizing. I also doubt religion would change so much in 100 years. If the past 10-20 has shown us anything it's getting MORE fundamentalist from all sides. From evangelical or 'born-again' Christians, to radical Islamists, it's going to be a LONG time, if ever, that people just settle down and actually DO what there gods preach instead of killing or converting those that don't agree with them. The environment will be more of a mess, but I don't see it being a critical problem like a few people do. We will have had to learn how to conserve and reuse, and will be doing it with at least SOME effectiveness. The big things I worry about are overpopulation and war. Resources will be lower than before, as will places to live. I think standard of living will go down all over the world and the world poor will increase dramatically, but the rich will have the money and the power (and technology?) to keep the poor under their bootheel. Perhaps we might start terraforming here on Earth, or maybe global warming might make Canada really attractive to live in as our south becomes tropical and our north becomes temperate. Or maybe by then we will be so tied to the U.S. that we have pretty much given up our soverignty to them anyway? There's always the ice age that is supposed ot be coming though, and the reversal of the poles that will probably cause a wek or two of chaos... The truth is that things change so fast nowadays that it's impossible to predict 100 years ahead. Maybe in the dark ages when nothing at all changed for 400 years... But in our day when things move at the speed they do, our knowledge as a species is growing at an exponetial level, outpacing our wisdom at a scary pace, anything could happen. What I do think might happen is that one charasmatic visionary could change the world. Could be a Hitler type, could be a Martin Luther King type. But I do see a revolution of some sort happening that will have global consquences. Especially if people are more poor, frustrated and unfilfilled than ever before.