7 Optimistic Scenarios for the Future of Our Planet
Visions of future depicted by science fiction writers and futurists usually include atomic explosion, killer robots on tracks and cannibal nomads riding on motorcycles. And this is justified, since we do not take adequate care of our environment, new technologies are not always good of mankind and people of the world are at war with each other without the robots present.
But we cannot be too sure that the history of human civilization will end in such a grim way. Finding ways to avoid premonitions of popular sci-fi stories and apocalyptic dystopia may help us envision distant future that may look much brighter. Below we examine seven most optimistic scenarios for the development of mankind.
1. Status quo
This is perhaps the most boring, but the most likely scenario of the future.
In books with such “hopeful” titles as “Our Final Hour” and others, British astrophysicist Martin Rees, Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom and English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking claim that humanity does not stand a chance to survive even before the start of next century. Maintaining the current level of our civilization (which simply constitutes our ultimate survival) can by itself be considered a positive result. Chances are that we have already reached the highest point in our development.
Read more »
Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2014/01/7-optimistic-scenarios-for-future-of.html
