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MIT Institute's Gloomy Prediction: 'Global Economic Collapse' By 2030
suraj.sun writes "A new study from researchers at Jay W. Forrester's institute at MIT says that the world could suffer from 'global economic collapse' and 'precipitous population decline' if people continue to consume the world's resources at the current pace. The study's researchers created a computing model to forecast different scenarios based on the current models of population growth and global resource consumption, different levels of agricultural productivity, birth control and environmental protection efforts. Most of the computer scenarios found population and economic growth continuing at a steady rate until about 2030. But without 'drastic measures for environmental protection,' the scenarios predict the likelihood of a population and economic crash."
Sure it is. Just like the population bomb and the radiation from the ozone hole frying us all and the coming ice age and global warming. It's all real and the only solution is turning over power to a global government. But do not worry, Comrade, if this doesn't work we can always go for, um, how about acid rain? Have we done that one?
-- Two men say they're Jesus. One of them must be wrong. - Dire Straits
That is why the Christians don't see any point in conservation for the future because they pray for their evil god to destroy the world, so it does not matter if they leave nothing for the next generation.
Wow. Massive generalization much?
You're right, not all Christians are waiting around for the rapture. The ones that are don't give a damn about the future and they pray for more conflict in the Middle east. That's where the shit is supposed to go down.
We'd be better off without that attitude.
I think we got a candidate for "most idiotic post of the year here". With an extra ribbon for out-brainfarting tmosley - that's quite an achievement.
Ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.