|
||||||||
The future of the world ! Is it really making progress? |
![]() |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
#1 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Bury, Lancashire. uP NORTH !
Posts: 5,553
|
The future of the world ! Is it really making progress?
We are so called 'civilised man'.....though still killing one another in mindless wars using sophisticated technology, even as i type this in 2013
Anyway.... Where is the world heading ? It seems while advances in technology and medicine are made all the time that in some ways the worlds not working as it should with the profit motive for everything ruining what could be a bettter world for all. We in the u.k and the west are lucky compared to many countries too. Still a billion people in this world without clean drinking water apparently. What is the likely future of the world, 50 years down the line, is it going to get better or worse ?? |
|
|
|
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
|
|
|
#2 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Jackie's World
Posts: 15,321
|
I think there is going to be great warfare the likes of which the world has not seen before. Quote:
Now this is not the beginning It is not even the beginning of the beginning. but it is, perhaps, the beginning of the end. Yeah_Jackie 24th July. In the year of Our Lord, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
#3 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 12,006
|
Honestly, I think we have a one way ticket to our own destruction. I don't think it's a matter of if but when. I think our world is deeply unstable and fundamentally corrupt.
|
|
|
|
#4 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Bury, Lancashire. uP NORTH !
Posts: 5,553
|
Quote:
I think there is going to be great warfare the likes of which the world has not seen before.
|
|
|
|
|
#5 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Dumfries
Posts: 38,495
|
Quote:
What is the likely future of the world, 50 years down the line, is it going to get better or worse ??
|
|
|
|
|
#6 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 11,176
|
Well the earth is going to burn out in the future due to the expansion of the sun so mankind will just keep embroiled in religious conflict, wars, poverty until it ends with singers writing songs dreaming of a peaceful world.
|
|
|
|
|
#7 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 7,751
|
If an Alien landed in your garden he would upload all knowledge from the HDMI port on your laptop, and then - after a few minutes - say this:
"Let's see if I have got this right............ Just a short plane ride away there is a tiny child who is about to die in his mothers arms, but we can't take just take a flight there and give the kid some food because your money has to be kept for an "essential" upgrade to iphone 6? (WTF?) Is that correct? " (sighs and moves slowly back to his airship as his alien tears drop onto the grass.......) |
|
|
|
|
#8 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 12,006
|
Quote:
If an Alien landed in your garden he would upload all knowledge from the HDMI port on your laptop, and then - after a few minutes - say this:
"Let's see if I have got this right............ Just a short plane ride away there is a tiny child who is about to die in his mothers arms, but we can't take just take a flight there and give the kid some food because your money has to be kept for an "essential" upgrade to iphone 6? (WTF?) Is that correct? " (sighs and moves slowly back to his airship as his alien tears drop onto the grass.......) ![]() Anyway, I agree with the principal of that entirely. We are a pretty messed up pseudo civilized bunch of creatures aren't we. |
|
|
|
#9 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Jackie's World
Posts: 15,321
|
Quote:
Between who ?
|
|
|
|
|
#10 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 7,751
|
Quote:
Wouldn't he download it?
![]() Anyway, I agree with the principal of that entirely. We are a pretty messed up pseudo civilized bunch of creatures aren't we. I suppose I was thinking Download All Knowledge first and then Upload All Knowledge. I am absolutely gutted....
|
|
|
|
|
#11 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Glasgow - Land of everypoo
Posts: 5,378
|
we are all DEVO
|
|
|
|
|
#12 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 2,456
|
Quote:
If an Alien landed in your garden he would upload all knowledge from the HDMI port on your laptop, and then - after a few minutes - say this:
"Let's see if I have got this right............ Just a short plane ride away there is a tiny child who is about to die in his mothers arms, but we can't take just take a flight there and give the kid some food because your money has to be kept for an "essential" upgrade to iphone 6? (WTF?) Is that correct? " (sighs and moves slowly back to his airship as his alien tears drop onto the grass.......) It's crazy how in one part of the world, hundreds and hundreds of millions are having obesity problems, where as another part of the planet a bigger number of people are starving to death, what a strange Race we are, a beautiful world ruled by an unhealthy Race. |
|
|
|
|
#13 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,120
|
I don't know about the world but I think the UK is going backwards in terms of quality of life.
|
|
|
|
|
#14 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melting pot of friendship
Posts: 11,734
|
Quote:
I think there is going to be great warfare the likes of which the world has not seen before.
Poverty and religion will also come into play as always, The growth of the population is also out of control so wars are inevitable. |
|
|
|
|
#15 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,091
|
Quote:
Between who ?
|
|
|
|
|
#16 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,859
|
Quote:
I think there is going to be great warfare the likes of which the world has not seen before.
The world economy is going to collapse sooner rather than later imo. Then the fun will begin. Whether the next war will be the great apocalypse remains to be seen. Bring it on, I say. |
|
|
|
|
#17 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 2,456
|
Quote:
I don't see any other future either. If one thing is certain, it is war. And the next big one is going to make the first two world wars look like minor scuffles.
The world economy is going to collapse sooner rather than later imo. Then the fun will begin. Whether the next war will be the great apocalypse remains to be seen. Bring it on, I say. Wishful thinking though |
|
|
|
|
#18 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Here--------->
Posts: 12,398
|
All of this has happened before. And it will happen again.
|
|
|
|
|
#19 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Midlands, UK
Posts: 10,943
|
Quote:
If an Alien landed in your garden he would upload all knowledge from the HDMI port on your laptop, and then - after a few minutes - say this:
"Let's see if I have got this right............ Just a short plane ride away there is a tiny child who is about to die in his mothers arms, but we can't take just take a flight there and give the kid some food because your money has to be kept for an "essential" upgrade to iphone 6? (WTF?) Is that correct? " (sighs and moves slowly back to his airship as his alien tears drop onto the grass.......) I agree with the OP's sentiment though. |
|
|
|
|
#20 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Bury, Lancashire. uP NORTH !
Posts: 5,553
|
Quote:
Arsenal and Spurs mainly with a bit Liverpool v Newcastle.
|
|
|
|
|
#21 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Bury, Lancashire. uP NORTH !
Posts: 5,553
|
Quote:
I don't know about the world but I think the UK is going backwards in terms of quality of life.
|
|
|
|
|
#22 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 3,996
|
Quote:
It's crazy how in one part of the world, hundreds and hundreds of millions are having obesity problems, where as another part of the planet a bigger number of people are starving to death, what a strange Race we are, a beautiful world ruled by an unhealthy Race.
“On what principle is it, that when we see nothing but improvement behind us, we are to expect nothing but deterioration before us?” Thomas Babington Macaulay |
|
|
|
|
#23 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 4,036
|
Quote:
I don't know about the world but I think the UK is going backwards in terms of quality of life.
Their isn't enough food or resources in the world for 6 billion people to live the life we have become accustomed to. The countries of the devolping world are using up more resources as their lifestyles become better, we in the west will see our lifestyles drop and meet the upcoming countries somewhere in the middle. As of today only the poor in our country are affected by inflationary prohibitive prices for energy and food. But as prices rise more and more people will be affected and the divide between rich and poor will increase. Only self sufficient counties with low population densities will be uneffected and we are neither. |
|
|
|
|
#24 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Bury, Lancashire. uP NORTH !
Posts: 5,553
|
Quote:
It has to go backwards.
Their isn't enough food or resources in the world for 6 billion people to live the life we have become accustomed to. The countries of the devolping world are using up more resources as their lifestyles become better, we in the west will see our lifestyles drop and meet the upcoming countries somewhere in the middle. As of today only the poor in our country are affected by inflationary prohibitive prices for energy and food. But as prices rise more and more people will be affected and the divide between rich and poor will increase. Only self sufficient counties with low population densities will be uneffected and we are neither. Where we measure 'progress' by what the latest 'i phone' can do etc etc.. then then we are on the wrong path thats for sure. |
|
|
|
|
#25 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 6,215
|
Quote:
It has to go backwards.
Their isn't enough food or resources in the world for 6 billion people to live the life we have become accustomed to. |
|
|
![]() |
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 18:42.




