If there is reason to believe the World could be appraching a huge disaster for whatever reason,?

Question

would it not be wise for Governments of the World to encourage peoples of ancient traditions living on their territories, who have knowlege of how to survive in situations that we of a "civilized" life-style would not, to return to their old style of life
in order that some part of Humanity might continue on this Earth?

Answer 1

No. There is no reason to believe that there is a world-ending disaster looming. There is also no reason for government to force people to live primitive, hellish lives, and no reason for any people to accept such a directive.

Here is what you are asking: "We enjoy the benefits of science, technology, economic understanding and development. You guys just hang out and scratch for roots in the mud, covered with sores, just in case the electricity goes out, ok?"

Isn't that absurd?

Besides, the way to survive disaster is to be prepared with the knowlege and benefits that we have because of our technology and science, not to avoid knowing anything.
"Humanity might continue on this Earth," as you put it, is better served by knowing more and using what we know, not by living in primitive, ignorant, pathetic and helpless ways.

Answer 2

Yes, there is reason to believe the world could be approaching a huge disaster, but the question is whether it will happen 10,000 years from now or next Tuesday. First, let's categorize the potential disasters into two types: human-made and natural.
Most human-made disasters, as devastating as their consequences might be, are likely to be, like global warming, gradual in their approach, giving us time to adapt. As flippant as it may seem to suggest investing in future beachfront property in Nevada now, our migratory capabilities may actually be among the factors contributing to our survivability. The one potential source of sudden, global-scale disaster of human origin I can think of is a global thermonuclear war, which is somewhat less likely since the end of the cold war.
On the other hand, potential sources of natural disaster are all around us and many would come with little or no warning: Meteor impact, massive earthquake, massive solar flare or massive volcanic eruption (Yellowstone, for instance has exhibited a pattern of devastating explosiveness about every 600,000 years or so. It's been about 600,000 years since the last one. It's due.)
But I don't think subsistence farming is necessarily the only way to survive the aftereffects of a global catastrophe, nor is it mutually exclusive with embracing technology. In any case, the uncertainty with when or if it could happen, or what the nature of the disaster will be, precludes forming policies to counteract it, and it's even more uncertain whether such policies would do any good.

Answer 3

The world is NOT "heading for a huge disaster". The world IS a huge diaster. There is no going back. The knowledge of survival is largely gone. If modern types survive a mega disaster, and live in the wilderness, they will soon die. There are fewer resources than there once were, and will be fewer after a disaster. Modern conveniences-like HDTV will be gone after a disaster...but modern diseases won't be. One Ebola outbreak would wipe out a band of disaster survivors. Past disasters were simple-floods, earthquakes, etc, so those outside the disaster zone could survive, and thrive. Isolation meant that uninfected types would not be infected by plagues which effected others. Now, air travel, etc, will spread plagues all over. Nuke wars will not only kill those in the blast zones, but will sterilize soil around the world as radioactive dust gets blown around the globe.

Answer 4

It would be wise, but governments are not wise.. they're only concerned about finances... Money doesn't have a definition of "Life" in its equation... Proof is that Bush is hellbent on starting a nuclear war with Arabia.. A bunch of nukes detonated in the sand would send thousands of tons of radioactive dust into the atmosphere, which would fall to the earth over the next couple years, in the rains, which would irradiate and kill all the planet's fragile pollinators sleeping eggs, and thereby our lawns, our forests, and our crops, and we would all run out of food a couple years after that... That christ-crazed monster is trying to destroy the planet Earth by pushing the Arabs to have an all out nuclear exchange in Arabia's sand...

After that tragedy, the survivors would definitely have-to return to an old-style of living in order that a tiny part of humanity Might continue on this Earth... but most of us are screwed!.. because there is no way to stop America's war-crazed insanity, and their rebirthing the Inquisition...
I wish America would just suddenly sink into the ocean, to get its hell the hell out of our lives, while there is still life on this planet...

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Sue:

What a great question!

There are some societies located in the interior of the continent of Africa (and no doubt in some other places) who have remained "faithful" to their ancient traditions, and who have steadfastly resisted modernization. Indeed, even in many developed countries, we see a desire on the part of some to return to a simpler way of life that causes less harm to the earth and to others.

I don't think it's the people who have resisted pressure to abandon their ancient traditions who need to be convinced of the value of those traditions. It's the rest of us who have never known those simpler traditions who need to be convinced that there is value in them.

A catastrophic global disaster, if and when it comes, will be the result of the cumulative effects of the indiscriminate and reckless use of what we proudly call our "advancements." Humankind's hope for surviving this catastrophe rests, it seems to me, on abandoning some of the more toxic of these "advancements," and fundamentally rethinking how we live in harmony with this planet and at peace with each other.

If we human beings could be trusted to always make the highest, best and most valuable use of our intellectual ability and technological "know-how," I might feel (as the responder Matthew above apparently does) that these capabilities will ensure our survival. Unfortunately, there is far too much evidence to suggest that they will ultimately be the death of us.

Speaking personally, I'd rather forage for food where I can find it than have our technology feed us with one hand and kill us with the other.

Thanks for asking this question.

Answer 7

Unfortunately, it's the Governments of the World that are in collusion with one another to create the huge disaster in which you speak.

And yes, there is reason to believe that this huge disaster is approaching.

Many, many reasons. The best one can do at this time is begin reading survival information, figuring out how to live in the woods, building a first aid kit, obtaining and learning to use a weapon, and keeping a bicycle with extra tubes and a pump handy.

Answer 8

Since the approach of disaster is occurring faster than expected and seems to be accelerating, Yes.

The abandonment of dichotomy thinking and disconnection thinking is a prerequisite for solutions.

Many civilizations have collapsed because they overstressed their environments. We are over stressing the global environment, so the catastrophe will be global unless basic, predominant thought patterns are reversed.
Daisaku Ikeda has been including these solutions for 28 years and is slowly getting traction as intellectual leaders learn that he calls his shots accurately.

Answer 9

Large cities, with a lot of infastructure are always that much more affected & vulnerable to any 'extreme event' .Historicially, many great civilizations have met with catastrophy. Why should ours be any different?

Answer 10

You might not know it but you're already citing mystic beliefs (such as Mayan doctrines). And if you believe mysticism, then you're right!