The world in a thousand years time

[annmaria]

Make Hay while you can ?
The question should have been if you are told you only have minutes to live what would you do? Seems a bit pointless procreating to me
Annmaria .

[coasty]

I have to say Ann that you cant possibly make proper hay in 5 minutes...

[Wightman]

1000 years? we'll go to pot in 100 if we don't sort it out. People must learn respect for each other again. What chance have we got if the younger generation are only interested in where their next beer/drugs are coming from.

I'm open for everyone to disagree with me on this, but can you?

[JAYS]

Originally Posted by Wightman

1000 years? we'll go to pot in 100 if we don't sort it out. People must learn respect for each other again. What chance have we got if the younger generation are only interested in where their next beer/drugs are coming from.

I'm open for everyone to disagree with me on this, but can you?

I am not going to disagree with any of that.

1000 years. Man will have finally concluded that there is no God to save him. No oil left. No mechanized transport, no food distribution, so all will be locally grown, in those areas still able to produce it. The population will have crashed dramatically, helped by "resource riots" and "population movement" clashes which will kill many. There may be some pockets of civilization near to successful wind, wave and solar powered installations, but I am not overly optimistic.
Most of the larger animals gone, eaten just before the famines hit hard. Disease will have similarly taken its toll, as antibiotics become even less impotent, and unavailable.
The planet will otherwise be slowly recovering, once human numbers are down to sustainable levels: say 1/20th or less of present numbers. Some flora/fauna will never be able to recover of course.

Population, or rather overpopulation is now the biggest of our problems. Until governments get brave enough to tackle the issue and restrict breeding there is no real hope for any sort of sustainable society much beyond my lifetime.

Unless mankind universally adopts a one child policy soon, to actively reduce our numbers, we are certainly doomed to a very bleak future. If we do not reduce our numbers, natural factors certainly will. It will happen soon, maybe sooner than I think.

But the overly loud voices of the politically correct, the pro-lifers, the God Botherers , the human rights activists etc. will prevent politicians from broaching the population issue any time soon. After all, most politicians worry more about themselves, so anything further away than 20 or 30 years is of no real concern to them.

Pessimistic? Me? You bet!

[stripee]

I agree. Over population, a planet containing 9 billion by 2050 is a major problem. Not being addressed. Although most of the people in the west are using most of the resources. Too many people is something rarely talked about for fear of offence.

[TORTUGA]

Too many people will mean wars over food and water, if not wars then some disease like bird flu will jump the species gap and take out 50% of the population.
Gloomy outlook but I think the human race is on a path to self destruction

[jhewitt15]

Originally Posted by oneworld

I just wrote a depressing post and then deleted it in an attempt to be more upbeat and positive

They will have found out how to extract DNA and will be able to reproduce any extinct animal and reform (terraform) it's habitat. We will of course live in orbit on luxury space pads and have holidays on Earth.

Dolphins will be news readers

Computers will work perfectly without glitches (hmmm that might need more time)

Invisibility and safe suit (I'm thinking of a force field sort of thing) for stalking wildlife - walking amongst a pride of lions etc

Peace, prosperity and great scientific and artistic advances.

Well - I don't believe it but it a nice idea

Jas

THATS how to think. extremists will throw away their guns and bombs. cloning of extinct animals will happen. I will be able to go to Jurassic Park.

that forcefield thing would be good because I would be able to get really close to animals and photograph them and not need a huge lens!