Stephen Hawking Asks The Internet a Question

An anonymous reader writes "Dr. Stephen Hawking received about 15000 answers to a question he posted 2 days ago on Yahoo Answers. His question was 'How can the human race survive the next hundred years?'." I imagine you can do better than 'It Can't.' How would you answer Dr. Hawking's question?

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Re:Your Answer, Stephen

[arminw]

....But, oh, I guess we were discussing my faults. Sorry.....

I did not have anyone's faults in mind. You made reference to what you WILL be doing in 50 years from now. Nobody knows what they will be doing the next day, because there is no guarantee that any of us will get to see the it. Do you fear that God may find some fault with you? If you have always done right, why do you fear or feel guilty? Do you believe God will treat you unfairly? Think through why you might feel guilty before God. Someone who is innocent should have nothing to fear from a righteous judge. In human courts, innocents sometimes do get convicted, but do you think that an all knowing God will make a mistake of justice concerning you? If not, there is no need to feel guilty, unless you know that you are guilty and will receive what you deserve.

Re:Your Answer, Stephen

[Thing 1]

I'm sorry you misunderstood me.

Please do not preach in this forum.

I have expressed no feelings about God, only about fellow humans who use religion as a means to control; this happens mostly through words intended to cause guilty feelings in the recipient, like "righteous judge". I never said I felt guilty, only that "guilt works, when used properly." I remained ambiguous as to whether you were using it properly.

Please do not preach in this forum.

You're adding no value to the discussion of the question "How can the human race survive the next hundred years?" Religion is not the answer, and in fact is likely to get us all killed as the US is becoming a theocracy (and has nukes, lots of 'em, and is building more).

Please do not preach in this forum.