You can take this in the biblical sense, as in the apocalypse or armageddon, or as in an asteriod or biological plague for example, wiping 90% of us out. Even if 5 nuclear bombs go off, Id say that qualifies, even though of course there will still be people somewhere on earth.
2006-08-30 18:46:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
kel: I just said that there would surely be people left, even if we do blow ourselves up, or a plague kills 90% of us.
2006-08-30 19:04:41 · update #1
my world probably will unless i live to be very very old. But the world die? Not a chance. Even if all the people were wiped out the world would still exist and in a few million years there would be another dominate species. But even the human race will not die out in its entirety in that period of time; shite happens but we move on.
2006-08-30 18:56:55 · answer #1 · answered by kel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Less than that.
Two words: Peak Oil. Seriously. Check out the link in the source. Please.
the following is mostly what I think is going to happen:
As China is becoming more and more industrialised their consumption is growing exponentially, and the U.S consumption will only increase as well. Problem is is there's only so much that can be produced. Supply and demand will make prices go nuts. 20$ a gallon nuts. What happens? War for oil. What do you think Iraq is really about? Installing a base of operations in the region with therichest oil deposits. China goes to Russia for oil because of proximity (maybe common communism too) and also because russia has LOTS of oil and they hardly use any because they are so poor. But with high oil prices, China makes Russia rich by buying all their oil. Russia becomes a superpower again. China and Russia make teams. World War 3 ensues, nuclear fire rains from the sky, shortly after the ashes fall like snow in the beginning of a nuclear winter. And the planet won't live through that.
2006-08-30 19:27:57 · answer #2 · answered by emptymaximum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you believe the current prophets, they have a strong case that it will not last even that long.
However, how long do you expect to live? Is not, the end of your life really the issue. That is what we must be more concerned about. Anyone of us could die in some way in the next few minutes.
The point is what are you doing with your life? We need to make sure that we are focused on doing good things with our lives and not wasting it. If we live responsible lives that helps other people and tries to build good friends and family that is more important that how long the world may last. People are too caught up in panic issues and are missing the important issues in our lives. We should be reaching out in love to others and doing a good deed many times a day if possible.
2006-08-30 19:22:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever it is, it IS coming. In my opinion soon not now per say but also not in 7 million years. I think that we're close. 200-300 years may sound far but it's really not. I think that's about the time that the world could come to an end, if we're able to last that long that is.
2006-08-30 18:54:38 · answer #4 · answered by CoNfUsEd? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, be patient & confirmed.
World won't come to end for next 20,000 years, approx. Such a big events occured like asteroid collision, but still earth survived, so how do u think these mere reasons cud end the world.
2006-08-30 19:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by Ashish B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one really knows for sure but id say biblicaly its soon as the wars are in there and the illness that will consume the earth is in there the bible its something us christians celebrate as it means all suffering will be over no hunger left on earth and the GOD will begin to make earth perfect as he once nhad planed but best of all the deval will be bound and thrown in the pits of hell never to harm another or run free on this earth ever again amen sweet jesus have mercy on the soals that dont no you
2006-08-30 18:52:46 · answer #6 · answered by polkahaunis 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the world will stop putting the most foolish people they can find to lead the countries, I think we can live another hundred million years. We have the technology to destroy ourselves, but we also have the technology to survive.
I won't mention names, but I can count the first 10 leaders who are unqualified to lead their country
2006-08-30 19:00:43 · answer #7 · answered by Ivan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the ancient Mayan calendar, the world is ending in 2012.
2006-08-30 18:52:12 · answer #8 · answered by Aki 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the world as we know it today? yes. this planet has gone through many catastrophic events, from impacts to pandemics. they happened in the past and will happen in the future and life has always survived even though the human species might not.
2006-08-30 19:02:08 · answer #9 · answered by oldguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't necessarily think it'll happen in the next 100 years, but I can seriously imagine (unfortunately) it happening within the next several hundred years. :( Not that we're beyond hope, but there need to be a lot of changes and improvements!!
2006-08-30 18:49:30 · answer #10 · answered by scary shari 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋