who is one of the few people the planet can turn to for answers, is asking the very question we would ask of him? “How can the human race survive the next hundred years?”
2006-07-29 02:26:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
To those below who do not find it so, who would they turn to, for the answer?
2006-07-29 02:46:34 · update #1
Have you never heard of Vox Pops? Getting the voice of the common person in response to a question? I don't think its disconcerting at all, if anything, quite the opposite. I have never been asked a question by an eminent Professor in my entire life!
2006-07-29 02:30:53 · answer #1 · answered by Bombshell 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No. This isn't the very question I would ask of him. I would ask "Do you think global warming could heat Earth to Venus-like temperatures within 100 years?" or "What do you think could kill the human race in the next 100 years?" to find out if there was a theory behind his remark in China and his question. I really think this question is to find out what other people see as the problem that needs to be fixed.
2006-07-29 03:38:42 · answer #2 · answered by Eric 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember: Dr. Stephen Hawking (that's his name) is a theoretical astro physicist, not superhero. He's also a human being. He has no expertise in ecology or environmental science, and so it's only natural that he would share our concerns over the future of the planet and the human race. While he is obviously more intelligent than most of us, he doesn't know everything, nor does he have the answers to everything.
2006-07-29 02:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by Entwined 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of people can help with question, there is nothing under the sun that is really new, people have been at "Deaths Door" for ever and seeking a simple answer. the answer is educating yourself to be self relient and well rounded so you change quickly enough to stay even or ahead of the game. Be nice, keep to yourself, don't tread on the earth too hard. Read Bucky Fuller, James Burke, generate your own world and be happy!
2006-07-29 02:36:58 · answer #4 · answered by Michael S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Dr Hawkins is one of the most brilliant, if not the most brilliant, scientist alive today. Confidence in answers is often inversely related to the knowledge and intelligence of the person proposing an answer. Brilliant scientists realize that for every question they answer, many more questions will become apparent. I suspect he is posing the question for other critical thinkers and does not expect answers from those who are trumpeting their own self-righteous solutions.
2006-07-29 03:29:58 · answer #5 · answered by Ray 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not disconcerting. Everyone has the same question. There are a multitude of things that can happen and no one can predict future - not even a genius like Hawkings.
2006-07-29 06:54:45 · answer #6 · answered by Tom Clark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great and incredible minds have been asking this question for centuries. And here the human race sits, just like it always has. It may not be logical, but we survive.
2006-07-29 02:30:41 · answer #7 · answered by Crooks Gap 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea was to get the general population thinking & to see what ideas and possible solutions we the average people think of.
It gives those in power the knowledge of what we think about the issues and what we want to happen it wasn't about us learning from him it was about him learning how much the average person understands/knows of the issues involved
2006-07-29 02:32:48 · answer #8 · answered by madamspud169 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a brilliant theoretical physicist not a political science major so no I don't find it disconcerting at all.
2006-07-29 02:35:26 · answer #9 · answered by Windseeker_1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that he asked it more as a means of starting a discussion, rather than looking for us to come up with answers/suggestions...
2006-07-29 02:30:15 · answer #10 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋