I'm so scared

I'm so extremely frightened about the future of humanity. I don't want to see all that we've worked for in the last few centuries vanish in the next few decades. It just seems like a whole plethora of problems are coming to a head. I could make a pretty long list about all of the problems humanity is facing as a species and still miss a few. I guess even though I don't totally like what we've become as a species, I don't want to see us die off. The human race is coming to a crossroads in the near future with many of our technological and social developments. To we use science and knowledge to unite the human race and usher in a new golden age for humanity, or do we devolve into chaos, war, famine, disease, ecological disaster, and countless other problems? This sorta thing keeps me up at night. So what do you all think?

I know what you mean, such a bleak future does exist. There are days where I sit in aww of darkness we can produce and the chaos that results. But I won't let such a future blind my eyes to a better one.

Humans as a whole are painfully unevolved to the point of devolution, we're doomed ..meh! No one cares, they're too busy sipping designer drinks while driving SUVs over children.

I believe you are right to be concerned. What are we to do about it? I'm not convinced that further technological advancement is the best solution. To me, it seems like a large part of the problem. Maybe sharing the details will enable us to seek solutions, if it isn't already too late.
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Originally Posted by snail

I believe you are right to be concerned. What are we to do about it? I'm not convinced that further technological advancement is the best solution. To me, it seems like a large part of the problem. Maybe sharing the details will enable us to seek solutions, if it isn't already too late.
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I think you're right. I think a huge change in consciousness of every individual must take place if we as a species are to survive. Maybe then we can responsibly use technology. I just see so many beautiful people, interesting creatures, works of art, pieces of literature, types of music, philosophical concepts, spiritual enlightenments, interesting technologies, and so much more and wonder if it's all going to simply disappear. And the thing that makes me most scared is that in the end it's going to be so violent and chaotic that where will there be room for a poet, a philosopher, a mystic, a gentle person, or even love? What happens when the people that are our species guiding lights fade away? I'm not talking about politicians or religious figures, I'm talking simply about the nice people.

I'd say most people think that at some point, especially late teens/early twenties.. then they go back to watching TV.

"Because machines could be made progressively more and more efficient, Western man came to believe that men and societies would automatically register a corresponding moral and spiritual improvement. Attention and allegiance came to be paid, not to Eternity, but to the Utopian future. External circumstances came to be regarded as more important than states of mind about external circumstances, and the end of human life was held to be action, with contemplation as a means to that end. These false and historically, aberrant and heretical doctrines are now systematically taught in our schools and repeated, day in, day out, by those anonymous writers of advertising copy who, more than any other teachers, provide European and American adults with their current philosophy of life"

...there is an eternal internal struggle we all come to know (or perhaps foolishly avoid).. Regardless of what happens in the future.

It's getting to the place where the world's youth is growing up in such a similar way. The internet has been a major tool in making our generation deeply concerned with things like unity. We have all this information at our fingertips it's almost impossible to be oblivious to what's going on in the world these days. I like to think of us as a huge generation of Neo-Hippies. In about a decade or so the kids of the late 80's and 90's will be filling political positions. I think we will see a major shift in how we run our countries and deal with our environment. Me and a friend were discussing this after I explained my fears of the future. Makes me a bit optimistic about living in this time period.

Originally Posted by Shannonline

I'd say most people think that at some point, especially late teens/early twenties.. then they go back to watching TV.

Well I don't watch T.V. so I'm left to ponder things like this over and over again.

Originally Posted by NatalieAnne

"Because machines could be made progressively more and more efficient, Western man came to believe that men and societies would automatically register a corresponding moral and spiritual improvement. Attention and allegiance came to be paid, not to Eternity, but to the Utopian future. External circumstances came to be regarded as more important than states of mind about external circumstances, and the end of human life was held to be action, with contemplation as a means to that end. These false and historically, aberrant and heretical doctrines are now systematically taught in our schools and repeated, day in, day out, by those anonymous writers of advertising copy who, more than any other teachers, provide European and American adults with their current philosophy of life"

...there is an eternal internal struggle we all come to know (or perhaps foolishly avoid).. Regardless of what happens in the future.

That's a really accurate quote. If only we had made spiritual and moral advances at the same time. Now, I fear, it is too late.

Originally Posted by oxymoronic

It's getting to the place where the world's youth is growing up in such a similar way. The internet has been a major tool in making our generation deeply concerned with things like unity. We have all this information at our fingertips it's almost impossible to be oblivious to what's going on in the world these days. I like to think of us as a huge generation of Neo-Hippies. In about a decade or so the kids of the late 80's and 90's will be filling political positions. I think we will see a major shift in how we run our countries and deal with our environment. Me and a friend were discussing this after I explained my fears of the future. Makes me a bit optimistic about living in this time period.

I really hope so. I really do. Because, in my mind's eye, I see these rising politicians becoming nothing more than reflections of all politicians that have ever existed. After all, they were raised by the current politicians.

Actually, I'm bummed out that I'll only live long enough to see 40-60 more years of the future. I'm pretty jazzed to see it all.