When this question was typed there were, 38165 people who had more or less similar questions. I don't have the time to look through all those number of questions, and I believe that my question is different (well, somehow).
The past millennium has both seen the destruction and development of mankind. Wars, famine, environmental destruction were all part of the scene. But so has been technological progress, innovation in all areas of living, and improvement in the quality of life.
As we move forward as a race of humans, where are we headed after experiencing all those things? Is history bound to repeat itself? Is there destruction in the future? Or should we look forward to paradise?
It would have been better were things in black and white, but alas, things are in shades of gray. Surely, it will be a mixture of all those things, but could you paint that picture in words?
2007-03-30 15:53:27 · 11 answers · asked by windsinger 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Planet Ten.
That was my first answer when I saw this question in the list of questions. It's a quote from one of my favorite movies.
Upon reading your added details, here is my second answer: History is a spiral. We cycle up through ignorance and self-destruction to enlightenment and well-being, only to become complacent and cycle down again. Yes, history repeats, but never exactly the same paths. Yes, destruction is in our future, but so is rebuilding and new creations. Yes, paradise is wherever one looks for it; so is dystopia.
2007-03-30 16:17:56 · answer #1 · answered by Cosmic I 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't we all wish it could be black and white? The answers right in front of us, staring at us, like a finality, from whence we cannot escape. Telling us the truth. Defining where we are going, and what will happen when we get there.
Humanity, I believe, is bound to its own selfish pride. We are a species with rational thought. We use this fact in order to dominate the other creatures of the world. We want to be lord and master of all. It is destructive. People care more about money than their own environment. Perhaps some catastrophe will occur, wiping us off the face of the planet.
If we choose to be smart, we can begin expanding our "world" by moving into space.
However, I can only see destruction as we continue to undermine this planet and its resources and people until there is nothing left.
2007-03-31 00:01:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to be a doomsdayer, but the world is headed for dire straits. I mean that people are simply not ready to live peacably with one another. It has been a trend for millenia. The powerful seek to increase their power and the powerless fight among themselves for an upper hand on each other. The drive in all living things known as self-preservation becomes perverted and extreme, turning into greed. The will to survive turns into the will to survive off of other humans. My point is, to paraphrase a statement by Albert Einstein, "As long as there are men there will be wars." As long as we have this look-out-for-number-one nature, we will continue to destroy ourselves.
2007-03-30 23:11:08 · answer #3 · answered by Pianoman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news (please do not kill the messenger); but, mankind was stillborn early in the 21st century. The Living God did everything that He could do, using women and men, but, alas...
As they say..the operation was a success; but, the patient died. The operations is: God worked tirelessly to correct serious problems in the world and to cause enough 'evolution' of consciousness to make the operation viable.
But, due to : Hubris, Envy, Greed and Hatred...mankind didn't make it. And Jesus said: "will the Son of Man even find faith when He returns?"
2007-03-31 16:04:08 · answer #4 · answered by Bill S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
windsing,you ask for a synopsis on the allness of God. Romans 1-19/21, we were one with God, knowing all there is to know of God. we thought ,oh,he's nobody,thats just my old man. After eons of time, thousands of life times and EXPERIENCING all there is to know of God, now like Star Trek's "Borg" we will have the accumulated experiences of all things from before the beginning to after the end. The prodigal son is a good example.Which son was most appreciated, the prodigal son after being lost or the son who never left. which son appreciated the father most, the prodigal son after losing the fathers wealth & power, having experienced the pain & suffering of the world or the son who never left. In the end we will merge back into the allness of God from whence we came. History repeats itself until we learn the Spiritual lessons involved.
2007-03-30 23:28:01 · answer #5 · answered by Weldon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alva, Oklahoma
2007-03-31 00:59:27 · answer #6 · answered by the slightly amusing answers of 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is built on conflict. Races, religions, status, money, sex, politics, power, you name it. That is how the world was built and that is how it functions.
We are not going to change radically within 50 or 100 years.
2007-03-30 23:08:48 · answer #7 · answered by Wait a Minute 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't know everything about the present so we can't know the future, but with current trends, if we don't kill ourselves, there is definitely potential for something of a paradise.
2007-03-31 00:40:25 · answer #8 · answered by shmux 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I want to make light of your question.....OK , I do, but I have a T-shirt that says"where are we going, and why am I in this basket?"
2007-03-30 22:57:18 · answer #9 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are only so many stories ever told, it's just new people telling them...
2007-03-30 23:06:59 · answer #10 · answered by yp_vicki_nashville 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋