What do you think will happen to us?

[Nadril]

IIRC a lot of the world could actually live in something the size of texas, so I think it will be a long time before (space wise) we run out of room. Now on the other hand, food production certainly does take a lot more space -- I think in the future we'll really have to figure out a way to farm and such more efficiently.

 

 

 

 

 

I also do think we'll go to a style reminiscent of cities such as Tokyo to where we'll build upwards a lot more. After that? Well I do think that eventually we'll have colonized space to some degree and hopefully have the technology to allow people to live somewhere such as the moon or mars. There is no telling really.

[warri0r45]

I think (or should I say I hope) we'll curb reproduction with contraception before we start with the mass genocide.

 

 

 

The ideal scenario would be controlled reproduction while looking towards colonising other planets. The latter is obviously still pretty far off, though.

[Promise]

Cannibalism. Problem solved.

[mmmcannibalism]

Cannibalism. Problem solved.

 

 

 

why thank you :thumbsup:

[Joes_So_Cool]

Not to be rude or absurd, but I'll be dead :

[trapical]

We still have the bubonic plague in a little vial. If that vial were to "accidentally" break in the middle of Beijing I think we could solve our population problem really fast...

 

sorry but I just have to comment on this

 

 

 

1) You meant smallpox not plague, thousands get infected with plague every year, its nothing special these days

 

2) The disease isn't airborne, dropping a vial in a city wouldn't do anything.

 

2) Today there are cures plague and treatments for smallpox

 

3) The CDC teamed up with the WHO is a very powerful organizational pair with international authority and the knowledge to stop an outbreak or quarantine one if it happens.

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, that aside, I think out population will stabilize. Countries like India and China are already feeling the crunch and are taking steps to limit population growth, meanwhile the United States/Canada are scarcely populated. Over the next 100 years population densities in countries should even out a little bit and food will be mostly grown in greenhouse skyscrapers, I believe Korea/Japan already are testing some of these. Eventually there is a limit though, there will be a straw that breaks the camels back.

[Faux]

India is touchy considering it's not going to be able to feed itself in a few decades. It's scarier once you consider that it has been buffing its military by buying armaments from the US for a while now.

[blossom2581]

The food problem might exist, but as we know, the population of human has been increasing for CENURIES. Yet technological innovations keep a large part of us from starvation. (I know, some others are still not enjoying the fruit of modern phosphority)

 

 

 

However, what I see now, is increased cooperation in the international community, for example, 2 powers, US and China, recently has improved their relationships aftermath the G20 summit. The international responce to pirate. And this is true for Iran as well.

 

 

 

I guess these trend set up the stage for international responce to threats to humanity in 21st century.

[Zygimantas]

The food problem might exist, but as we know, the population of human has been increasing for CENURIES. Yet technological innovations keep a large part of us from starvation. (I know, some others are still not enjoying the fruit of modern phosphority)

 

 

 

However, what I see now, is increased cooperation in the international community, for example, 2 powers, US and China, recently has improved their relationships aftermath the G20 summit. The international responce to pirate. And this is true for Iran as well.

 

 

 

I guess these trend set up the stage for international responce to threats to humanity in 21st century.

 

Cenuries? really... how long is that?

[Zierro]

We will have an extraterrestrial war before we run out of resources and the chosen ones will descend into the heavens where resources aren't needed.

[evil_mumm_ra]

The food problem might exist, but as we know, the population of human has been increasing for CENURIES. Yet technological innovations keep a large part of us from starvation. (I know, some others are still not enjoying the fruit of modern phosphority)

 

 

 

However, what I see now, is increased cooperation in the international community, for example, 2 powers, US and China, recently has improved their relationships aftermath the G20 summit. The international responce to pirate. And this is true for Iran as well.

 

 

 

I guess these trend set up the stage for international responce to threats to humanity in 21st century.

 

Cenuries? really... how long is that?

 

 

 

i was looking more at

(I know, some others are still not enjoying the fruit of modern phosphority)

this part of his post. phosphority is clearly not the right word, and i don't even think it is a word.

[Zygimantas]

The food problem might exist, but as we know, the population of human has been increasing for CENURIES. Yet technological innovations keep a large part of us from starvation. (I know, some others are still not enjoying the fruit of modern phosphority)

 

 

 

However, what I see now, is increased cooperation in the international community, for example, 2 powers, US and China, recently has improved their relationships aftermath the G20 summit. The international responce to pirate. And this is true for Iran as well.

 

 

 

I guess these trend set up the stage for international responce to threats to humanity in 21st century.

 

Cenuries? really... how long is that?

 

 

 

i was looking more at

(I know, some others are still not enjoying the fruit of modern phosphority)

this part of his post. phosphority is clearly not the right word, and i don't even think it is a word.

The closest word to that is phosphorite. Haha, fruit of modern phosphorite :lol:

[trapical]

India is touchy considering it's not going to be able to feed itself in a few decades. It's scarier once you consider that it has been buffing its military by buying armaments from the US for a while now.

 

Uh, scary how?

 

 

 

Who are they going to attack? The overcrowded desert that is Pakistan? The deserts of Afghanistan? The mountains of Tibet? China?

 

 

 

There is no land for them to take. The only countries that have land they would be useful (Russia, Canada, Argentina, etc) are several countries or oceans away from India. Not to mention I'm fairly certain the UN/NATO/China/Russia/US would be able to prevent India from taking land away from other counties. Oh and there's the fact that India is a democracy... which (the US aside) is a system of government that doesn't start wars of aggression.

 

 

 

I mean, really, a offensive war by India is at the bottom of my list of theoretical wars to be worried about.

[mmmcannibalism]

Oh and there's the fact that India is a democracy... which (the US aside) is a system of government that doesn't start wars of aggression.

 

 

 

that was a called for and inventive way to attack the US for no reason.

 

 

 

On topic

 

 

 

I get the feeling we will either manage to nuke our population back to a sustainable rate before we actually starve to death. Then the old superpowers will manage to rebuild from what is left and we will move forward(especially if there are moon colonies to aid in the rebuilding).

[Laura]

Well, before then, let's hope that our morals don't get in the way of our logic.

[trapical]

Oh and there's the fact that India is a democracy... which (the US aside) is a system of government that doesn't start wars of aggression.

 

 

 

that was a called for and inventive way to attack the US for no reason.

 

Lol, i don't mean to side track the topic by bringing this up, but dude I wasn't attacking the US, I live in Wisconsin.

 

I was just referring to the point that no democracy has every declared war on another democracy, ever. This international rule of thumb line kinda got blurred when the US attacked Iraq while Iraq claimed to be a democracy. Hence, to sidestep getting in this very argument #-o I put a "lets ignore the US for sake of argument" into my post since I was trying to stay focused on India. It wasn't a slight to the US.

 

 

 

Anyway...

[Robert_de_Sable]

Oh and there's the fact that India is a democracy... which (the US aside) is a system of government that doesn't start wars of aggression.

 

 

 

that was a called for and inventive way to attack the US for no reason.

 

Lol, i don't mean to side track the topic by bringing this up, but dude I wasn't attacking the US, I live in Wisconsin.

 

I was just referring to the point that no democracy has every declared war on another democracy, ever. This international rule of thumb line kinda got blurred when the US attacked Iraq while Iraq claimed to be a democracy. Hence, to sidestep getting in this very argument #-o I put a "lets ignore the US for sake of argument" into my post since I was trying to stay focused on India. It wasn't a slight to the US.

 

 

 

Anyway...

 

Lol wut

 

The US isn't a democracy anyway; it's a constitutional republic.

[l0l0lpur34]

Oh and there's the fact that India is a democracy... which (the US aside) is a system of government that doesn't start wars of aggression.

 

 

 

that was a called for and inventive way to attack the US for no reason.

 

Lol, i don't mean to side track the topic by bringing this up, but dude I wasn't attacking the US, I live in Wisconsin.

 

I was just referring to the point that no democracy has every declared war on another democracy, ever. This international rule of thumb line kinda got blurred when the US attacked Iraq while Iraq claimed to be a democracy. Hence, to sidestep getting in this very argument #-o I put a "lets ignore the US for sake of argument" into my post since I was trying to stay focused on India. It wasn't a slight to the US.

 

 

 

Anyway...

 

Lol wut

 

The US isn't a democracy anyway; it's a constitutional republic.

 

I bet you don't even know what a "constititional republic" means

[mmmcannibalism]

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Oh and there's the fact that India is a democracy... which (the US aside) is a system of government that doesn't start wars of aggression.

 

 

 

that was a called for and inventive way to attack the US for no reason.

 

Lol, i don't mean to side track the topic by bringing this up, but dude I wasn't attacking the US, I live in Wisconsin.

 

I was just referring to the point that no democracy has every declared war on another democracy, ever. This international rule of thumb line kinda got blurred when the US attacked Iraq while Iraq claimed to be a democracy. Hence, to sidestep getting in this very argument #-o I put a "lets ignore the US for sake of argument" into my post since I was trying to stay focused on India. It wasn't a slight to the US.

 

 

 

Anyway...

 

Lol wut

 

The US isn't a democracy anyway; it's a constitutional republic.

 

I bet you don't even know what a "constititional republic" means

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I think we will all end up attempting to look smart by questioning peoples intelligence in a very uneccesary personal attack.

[Althalus]

I wouldn't be too worried. We're already processing food that only has 5% real meat in it. Future generations will just be super unhealthy.

[bloodyhatchetbear]

Well, before then, let's hope that our morals don't get in the way of our logic.

 

 

 

If only it were truly that easy.

[Robert_de_Sable]

Oh and there's the fact that India is a democracy... which (the US aside) is a system of government that doesn't start wars of aggression.

 

 

 

that was a called for and inventive way to attack the US for no reason.

 

Lol, i don't mean to side track the topic by bringing this up, but dude I wasn't attacking the US, I live in Wisconsin.

 

I was just referring to the point that no democracy has every declared war on another democracy, ever. This international rule of thumb line kinda got blurred when the US attacked Iraq while Iraq claimed to be a democracy. Hence, to sidestep getting in this very argument #-o I put a "lets ignore the US for sake of argument" into my post since I was trying to stay focused on India. It wasn't a slight to the US.

 

 

 

Anyway...

 

Lol wut

 

The US isn't a democracy anyway; it's a constitutional republic.

 

I bet you don't even know what a "constititional republic" means

 

And you call me childish. I know eight-year-olds who would use a response like that.

[Deiophobus]

Oh and there's the fact that India is a democracy... which (the US aside) is a system of government that doesn't start wars of aggression.

 

 

 

that was a called for and inventive way to attack the US for no reason.

 

Lol, i don't mean to side track the topic by bringing this up, but dude I wasn't attacking the US, I live in Wisconsin.

 

I was just referring to the point that no democracy has every declared war on another democracy, ever. This international rule of thumb line kinda got blurred when the US attacked Iraq while Iraq claimed to be a democracy. Hence, to sidestep getting in this very argument #-o I put a "lets ignore the US for sake of argument" into my post since I was trying to stay focused on India. It wasn't a slight to the US.

 

 

 

Anyway...

 

Lol wut

 

The US isn't a democracy anyway; it's a constitutional republic.

 

 

 

A democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system [Source]

 

 

 

Your wikipedia knowledge is wrong.

[Cha0sx]

I heard that if everyone stands arms width from each other, the whole world could fit in the area the size of a large city. Physical space is not the problem AT ALL. I really hope we just learn to use the power of nature for our energy systems. So much energy is released on the earth and the sun and it's going to waste. Food is not going to be a huge problem either as long as there are developments in farming and a reduced amount of food available in already developed countries. I don't see space colonies coming for a very, very long time. I really don't understand why people would want to live on a desolate planet unless it is terraformed or something. You will always be in danger living on those celestial bodies because of the lack of an atmosphere and extreme temperatures. [sarcasm]Instead we should create underwater cities like Rapture from BioShock with no limits on scientific testing and no morals[/sarcasm]Technological developments always happen at a lightning fast rate when human lives and maybe even the scientists' own life is at stake. It's evolution. Ever seen The Day the Earth Stood Still?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nah, screw it, [bleep] it, let's nuke the world :P

[eias]

We will live like the movie "Children of Men"