im glad i found this article on cnn.com..."conflicts rage across the globe"...makes me wonder where we, as a civilization (i'm talking the human race here) are headed...
post your views on where we will be 10, 50, 100 or even 200 years from now. do you think we'll just blow this friggin planet up, or sumhow succeed in realizing a utopia here on earth...
personally i think its all a giant mess, and i have a pretty pessimistic view of things...i'll leave it at that
Feb-01-2003 08:33
Arbiter
Naked Power Organ
Registered: May 2002
Location:
I'm not too worried. Yes there are a lot of conflicts around the world, but any way you cut it, there are a lot fewer now than pretty much any point in history. It is merely that global communication has increased our awareness of these conflits.
Feb-01-2003 20:15
Izzy
Virtue & Vice
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: TX TA #5
im optimistic as well. i feel that as the years go by we are always stepping in the right direction to that which is best for humanity.
everyone knows the good guys always win at the end
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Feb-01-2003 21:11
Spin Doctor
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Outside Over There
quote:
Originally posted by Izzy
i feel that as the years go by we are always stepping in the right direction to that which is best for humanity.
everyone knows the good guys always win at the end
Unfortunately, in Real Life(TM) the good guys don’t always win in the end. I don’t think were heading in the right direction at all. Yes science and technology, in all applicable fields, is advancing – however there is no scrutiny of this development and it’s controlled by the powers that be. Also a globalised free-market where multi-nationals have more say in how the world gets run than elected representatives do, and that really is the case, is in no way shape or form what I would call progress.
I’d love to think that were all going to scrape though and everything is going to be ok in the end, but I really can’t believe that we ever will. From where I sit, the future doesn't look all that nice.
Feb-02-2003 04:32
DrUg_Tit0
e^(i*pi)+1=0
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
quote:
everyone knows the good guys always win at the end
Yes, but only because history is written by the winners.
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Feb-02-2003 14:49
Izzy
Virtue & Vice
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: TX TA #5
quote:
Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0
Yes, but only because history is written by the winners.
hehe, nice
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Feb-03-2003 00:05
King_Mack
Professor of Pimpology
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: Toronto, Canada
conflict has always been center stage for humanity. Although all thsi conflict is sad to see, there has been more bloodshed hundreds of years ago. THe only difference now is...we have the power to wipe out the entire world with nuclear war in a smile. AND THAT, is a scary thought.
