i claudius Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Right now we have had our merry xmas ,time to think of the future , what with the mass exodus of refugees , economic migrants etc , what will the future hold , as water and food become more scarce ,the worlds population set to expand by 5 billion more by 2050 what is in store for us , well not a lot of us as we will be long gone , but mankind as a whole , i personally think , that really really bad times are ahead , whats your thoughts ? sorry not much fun and entertainment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Aliens will land in the next 20 years and will either:-Be benign and help us with technology to free ourselves of the fossil-fuel issues.ORBlast us into the next world as being a blight on the universe as a whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_Man_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Aliens will land in the next 20 years and will either:- Be benign and help us with technology to free ourselves of the fossil-fuel issues. OR Blast us into the next world as being a blight on the universe as a whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_Man_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29 Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ― Arthur C. Clarke Are aliens allowed to sign up on Thaivisa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Aliens will land in the next 20 years and will either:- Be benign and help us with technology to free ourselves of the fossil-fuel issues. OR Blast us into the next world as being a blight on the universe as a whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_Man_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29 Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ― Arthur C. Clarke Are aliens allowed to sign up on Thaivisa? Thaivisa is race, religion, nationality, dimension and planet of origin neutral. Any person, being, phenomenon or thing may join provided they have a valid email address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Aliens will land in the next 20 years and will either:- Be benign and help us with technology to free ourselves of the fossil-fuel issues. OR Blast us into the next world as being a blight on the universe as a whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_Man_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29 Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ― Arthur C. Clarke Are aliens allowed to sign up on Thaivisa? Thaivisa is race, religion, nationality, dimension and planet of origin neutral. Any person, being, phenomenon or thing may join provided they have a valid email address That's cool...and we have already quite a few phenomenons here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpkt8 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Dare not even think about it. Seldom watch world news too- too much killings, natural disasters, etc. Makes me sad that this world has become so ugly. For me: take one step at a time. Don't think too much about the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Aliens will land in the next 20 years and will either:- Be benign and help us with technology to free ourselves of the fossil-fuel issues. OR Blast us into the next world as being a blight on the universe as a whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_Man_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29 “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke Not disputing that aliens exist, but don't really see them as a problem. I mean, do you never think it strange that every year it is someone from Earth that wins Miss Universe? Its true that they could be really fugly, and not that good at promotions, but can't see them being a threat. Happy New Year to one and all, and hope the events that will surely lead to the wipe-out of mankind (by our own hands) doesn't happen in the next few days................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arunsakda Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Apple OS/IOS Calendar app supports scheduling activities for Thousands of years in the future. Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 A Catastrophic natural disaster will address the balance/imbalance of a variety of problems. Nature has its own way of dealing with problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 A Catastrophic natural disaster will address the balance/imbalance of a variety of problems. Nature has its own way of dealing with problems. And then there was a sensible response ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob13 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) People living in the third world will come to realize they make a majority,form a confederacy and start WW3. Edited December 28, 2015 by Rob13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youaredoomed Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I understand that the colonisation of other planets, such as the Moon, as well beneath the ocean as been researched in great depth for several decades. Thankfully given our nature for auto genocide of the species, or nature occasionally throwing the odd epidemic which wipes out vast swathes of the population, I can't see over population ever being a threat to the planet. Personally I hope to mutate into a half human/half venomous shark in case of a huge catastrophe. If it's a flood I'll be OK. If it's an Alien invasion, hideous plague or a meteor I can hide in my cave at the bottom of the sea, if its a Zombie apocalypse I can eat them before they eat me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Dont worry we will be the last generation thanks to fukushima , which has been spewing radiation into the ocean and atmosphere for nearly 5 years . try to have a good new year, time now is not infinite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Crossy is way wrong! A Zombie apocalypse is almost certain. A few of us, extensively trained with swords and knives, will survive to combat the undead hoardes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Well I see that no one seems to care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14 the other side Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 A Catastrophic natural disaster will address the balance/imbalance of a variety of problems. Nature has its own way of dealing with problems. And then there was a sensible response ... The people's Mod. Captain Sensible - Mind you, that was the best of the PC images. There was one I like to post but modesty (and my life expectancy here on TVF forbid me from doing so - ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Doggie Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Ok without trying to sound or be racist but I seen in 62 years a white majority reduced to a minority, so give another 62 what do you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Just read Dan Browns Inferno... Over population with eventually be our downfall... We will regress to wild creatures as we struggle to survive with ever dwindling resources. Hope I'm not around to witness it ! Happy New Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuskegeeBen Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Aliens will land in the next 20 years and will either:- Be benign and help us with technology to free ourselves of the fossil-fuel issues. OR Blast us into the next world as being a blight on the universe as a whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_Man_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29 Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ― Arthur C. Clarke Are aliens allowed to sign up on Thaivisa? Apparently, we are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCruncher Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 A Catastrophic natural disaster will address the balance/imbalance of a variety of problems. Nature has its own way of dealing with problems. Almost correct, but it will be a man made disaster that is created by intention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogNo1 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I think that we will integrate new technological parts into our bodies to make it possible to emigrate to and survive on other planets. Probably not many people will have the resources to do this. The human race will probably survive but life on earth will probably be miserable for those left behind. Actually, this has already been imagined in many science fiction novels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfsailor Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 The universe is just a figment of my imagination. So when I feel it's getting too full in my world I will imagine a few billion humans less. Sorry if any of those will be you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Apple OS/IOS Calendar app supports scheduling activities for Thousands of years in the future. Why is that? Maybe they see a way of turning even greater profits in the future ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Aliens will land in the next 20 years and will either:- Be benign and help us with technology to free ourselves of the fossil-fuel issues. OR Blast us into the next world as being a blight on the universe as a whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_Man_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29 Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ― Arthur C. Clarke Are aliens allowed to sign up on Thaivisa? from some of the replies to my posts, I'll say they already have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) Pessimism pessimism fueled by preconceived Ideas If you are not familiar with and have not watched some of the TED talks of Hans Rosling I promise you watching the following videos will be some of the best 20 minutes you spend, not only will you be entertained, he is a pretty entertaining fellow for a statistician , you will be informed and it will change your outlook to one more optimistic. I will post the video and below it I will post a link to another video by him and his son Enjoy!! [media] [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5xF-UYgdg If you are interested do a search in YouTube "Hans Rosling" Edited December 29, 2015 by sirineou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RolandRat Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Wiped out just like the dinosaurs following a meteor impact. Its not a question of "if" its a question of "when" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyphodb Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Well I see that no one seems to care I think that lots of us care, the problem is our total inability to do anything about it, while 90% of the world's population, for whatever reason & there are lots, Are not going to change their lifestyle, or start revolutions etc. The planet Earth is going to continue it's slide down the toilet whatever the 10% who realise (10% is being generous) or care do, is going to have no effect whatsoever apart from maybe giving themselves a spurious sense of moral superiority over their fellow human beings... Hugely sad, but true..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 In the not to distant future i can see the worlds have's ,building walls to stop the have not's from coming to their country's , this is already happening in a small way in Europe , the problem of course is that the have not's countrys have weapons , then trouble will really start . Either that or nature will find a cure for overpopulation ,one we cannot cure . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Just read Dan Browns Inferno... Over population with eventually be our downfall... We will regress to wild creatures as we struggle to survive with ever dwindling resources. Hope I'm not around to witness it ! Happy New Year It's funny you should say that, as it has been repeatedly proven to be completely wrong. The world is swimming in resources. Predictions we would run out of food by year 2000 ..... completely wrong, more food being grown now than ever before, surplus everywhere (that can pay). Oil was going to run out by 2010 ....... so much oil around now prices have halved. I suspect the one thing that won't happen (in the foreseeable future) is shortages of resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) In the not to distant future i can see the worlds have's ,building walls to stop the have not's from coming to their country's , this is already happening in a small way in Europe , the problem of course is that the have not's countrys have weapons , then trouble will really start . Either that or nature will find a cure for overpopulation ,one we cannot cure . There is no overpopulation problem. The problem is the poor with no skills expecting the rich to feed and provide for them free of charge. Plenty of food for everyone, if only they could afford to buy it. Aggravated by American and UN military forces herding the poor from one country to another. It's a humanitarian dilemma, Option 1 Do you feed the poor and useless until they out-breed and overwhelm you? or Option 2 do you allow them to starve and die out (or kill them)? Edited December 29, 2015 by MaeJoMTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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