This is a prediction, like the description states. A semi-depressing one, but...
Life seems to have come pretty far, billions of years they predict I think, it would be a shame to see all this work on our planet (or at least humanity - "Oh the humanity!") come to nought in a few short centuries.
The fact is though, that "Science" is not Knowledge or Truth. It is as much guessing as religion (& I'd rather put my trust in God). Ideas about the earth's past and future are just that: ideas & conjecture.
We barely understand what is happening to us right now, to our bodies & our environment. Science & Medicine are JUST getting off the ground, we are not that high yet. From our limited knowledge, we can not extrapolate back millions of years in the past, or a thousand in the future.
Humans don't live very long. This is like asking one of those insects who live 24 hours to understand the seasons, changes, and fluctuations of nature over a year or a few years. Neither has long enough to observe the natural order of things to know much about the whole rest of time.
So...do something that you CAN do. Waste less. Be kind to others, make their lives better in small ways. Help feed someone who is starving, or give shelter to those without. (Don't donate to a group to do this, DO IT YOURSELF. At least try it once & you'll see the benefit). Be thankful we're rich enough to have monitors to read this off of. If we act this way, I think we can change some things.
Love God, and Love your others as you Love yourself.
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This is a prediction, like the description states. A semi-depressing one, but...
Life seems to have come pretty far, billions of years they predict I think, it would be a shame to see all this work on our planet (or at least humanity - "Oh the humanity!") come to nought in a few short centuries.
The fact is though, that "Science" is not Knowledge or Truth. It is as much guessing as religion (& I'd rather put my trust in God). Ideas about the earth's past and future are just that: ideas & conjecture.
We barely understand what is happening to us right now, to our bodies & our environment. Science & Medicine are JUST getting off the ground, we are not that high yet. From our limited knowledge, we can not extrapolate back millions of years in the past, or a thousand in the future.
Humans don't live very long. This is like asking one of those insects who live 24 hours to understand the seasons, changes, and fluctuations of nature over a year or a few years. Neither has long enough to observe the natural order of things to know much about the whole rest of time.
So...do something that you CAN do. Waste less. Be kind to others, make their lives better in small ways. Help feed someone who is starving, or give shelter to those without. (Don't donate to a group to do this, DO IT YOURSELF. At least try it once & you'll see the benefit). Be thankful we're rich enough to have monitors to read this off of. If we act this way, I think we can change some things.
Love God, and Love your others as you Love yourself.
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--We're not quite at Deep Thought yet.