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Well Horp... i seriously doubt that anything major will happen on a global scale in our lifetime, sorry to disappoint. If you talk to our eldest citizens they will tell you they've heard countless tales of one type or another predicting some form the end of mankind. Looking back to the depression era/dust bowl days, people were eating tumbleweeds soaked in brine, so locally, they might have felt like their world was coming to an end. That seems to historically be the case, that observation of the immediate surroundings is the only real perception that is drawn upon, so the conclusion is that the whole planet must be undergoing similar strife. The more we gain a global perspective, the likelihood of a global disaster becomes less and less likely. Barring a major asteroid collision or global thermonuclear confrontation, the best estimates conclude humans have a little over nine thousand years left, based on a total of approximately 1.2 trillion people having been born and died by that time, according to current population trends.
- the chances of a global event are still there, as they always have been...monospaced
- saying it won't happen in our lifetime is just as naive as saying it willmonospaced
- It's a matter of probability, so all in all, while it's best to be prepared, being realistic is sensible.ZOOP
- I think realistic is admitting that it can happen anytime and that any prediction is just bullshitmonospaced
- Well, i did say barring an asteroid collision, which is an accepted possibility.ZOOP
- :)monospaced
- Plus gamma rays from dying starsali