What do you think humanity will prove about the universe in the next 100 years?

Question

This question is for everyone, religious believers and non-believers. What are your thoughts, hopes, and beliefs about the universe we live in? For instance, do you think scientists will discover that the universe had a beginning, or discover that it was created, or discover that God exists, or discover .... what are your thoughts?”

Answer 1

Well, for one thing, I think that within the next 30 years or so, we will have established that life is as common as dirt in the universe... and perhaps (by way of new, advanced telescopes coming on-stream over that timeframe), we will have discovered earth-like planets (with life) within 50 to 100 light years from us. Also, over the next decade or so, the bandwith and computational power of SETI will increase by a factor of millions. Within 20 to 30 years, we should have detected signs of intelligent life elsewhere in our cosmic neighborhood (10,000 light years).

By the time 100 years rolls around, we will probably have taken control of our own evolution, via a fusion of genetics, nanotechnology and advances in computer miniturization and software... perhaps even 'quantum' computing.

Within the next decade, there should be some exciting insights into string theory, alternate dimensions, quantum gravity and 'branes', due to new accelerator technology coming on line. I think it may take longer than 100 years to solve the 'origins of the universe' questions, though... but I think the chanches are miniscule... non-existent, actually... that any form of 'god' will have anything to do with it.

Good question.

P.S.: Let's see... what else?

* eliminate cancer
* 'cure' aging
* grow replacement organs
* 'create' life in the lab
* discover that simple life forms originated in space

Answer 2

Providing we don't destroy ourselves first, an incredible amount. We will probably prove it's possible to travel much faster through space. Probably prove life exists on another planet. The possibilities are almost limitless. Imagine what someone living one hundred years ago would think of what we've discovered.
Shouldn't this question be under the science heading?

Answer 3

humanity will prepare surely no longer something it quite is except a genius comes round (like a 2d Albert Einstein). also the universe had a initiating the present theories are the vast Bang and the God growing to be earth in seven days aspect (or per chance it became six days i do not remember).

Answer 4

I think we will finally prove that live formed through chemical processes, and not through the intervention of any supernatural being (in fact we're very close to proving it already).

I also think we'll also continue to find 'missing links' in the evolutionary chain and prove once and for all that evolution is fact.

I also think we'll find life somewhere else in the solar system (probably only bacterial life, but any sort of life anywhere else other than Earth will be *big*).

Answer 5

I wouldn't be surprised if we find out that it's all an illusion. It seems to be moving in that direction with the steady realization that everything came from nothing and that the Universe is merely patterns of energy caused by tensions between matter and anti-matter which ultimately cancel each other out.

Answer 6

I think that our "proofs" have a habit of changing, whatever we discover, odds are we'll find it to be wrong at some point. In archaeology, they say "proof lasts about twenty years." what ppl think will change, what God says and has done will not.

Answer 7

Aliens exist.

Answer 8

Well, probably we will perish in the next 20 years from global warming etc.

Answer 9

That it can continue without them.

Answer 10

prove ragnarok