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Gerald
12-21-10, 10:19 PM
Human technology has advanced significantly over the past 5,000 years, and the Earth bears the scars to prove it. We've altered the landscape, the climate and the biological diversity. We've erected skyscrapers for the living and colossal tombs for the dead. Perhaps most important, we've learned to harness a portion of the planet's energy, but we still thirst for so much more power.This insatiable appetite for energy will continue to chart the course of human civilization in the 5,000 years to come. As a result, it will also dictate what Earth will look like in A.D. 7010.In 1964, Russian astrophysicist Nicolai Kardashev theorized that a civilization's technical advancement directly correlates to the amount of energy its citizens can manipulate. Along these lines, he defined three classifications for advanced civilizations in the galaxy:

Type I civilizations are masters of planetary energy, meaning that they can harness the sum energy of an entire world.

Type II civilizations can summon the power of an entire star system.

Type III civilizations command energy on a galactic scale.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/earth-5000-years.htm
Ducimus
12-21-10, 10:23 PM
The way things are going this day and age, we'll be like this later on:

http://www.thefancarpet.com/uploaded_assets/images/gallery/4210/Mad_Max_Beyond_Thunderdome_37747_Medium.jpg
Gerald
12-21-10, 10:26 PM
I agree...
Castout
12-21-10, 10:55 PM
Me too :DL
August
12-21-10, 11:22 PM
The way things are going this day and age, we'll be like this later on:

http://www.thefancarpet.com/uploaded_assets/images/gallery/4210/Mad_Max_Beyond_Thunderdome_37747_Medium.jpg

Later on? That looks like Detroit just last week.
kiwi_2005
12-22-10, 12:06 AM
whats the point of them thinking it up in the first place none of us today will be around to see it. :D

The last days will be rumors of war then the BIG one will come. Another sign is knowlegde will increase. Think about that. for a couple of 1000 years man lived like a hunter gatherer then the last 100yrs knowledge has increased the horse and cart became obsolete. World War III is not far off, out of the 6 billion people living today only 2 billion will survive. All thus will happen in our generation. :hmmm: Just saying. Kiwi is not a prophet :haha:
Castout
12-22-10, 12:28 AM
Speaking of biblical prophecies I'm more concerned about the severe persecution that's coming.

I'd prefer war than persecution. At least in war you have more than one side fighting against the other. Sure more people will die in war but at least they are not going to suffer in years.
kiwi_2005
12-22-10, 01:37 AM
Speaking of biblical prophecies I'm more concerned about the severe persecution that's coming.

I'd prefer war than persecution. At least in war you have more than one side fighting against the other. Sure more people will die in war but at least they are not going to suffer in years.


You make a good point Castout. :yep:
STEED
12-23-10, 01:17 PM
What will the Earth look like in 5,000 years?

I don't give a flying fart, I will not be around then.
Gerald
12-23-10, 01:25 PM
Are u sure, :D
STEED
12-23-10, 01:29 PM
Are u sure, :D

£10 bet I will. :DL
Jimbuna
12-23-10, 01:32 PM
£10 bet I will. :DL

I'll bet you £20 your right :DL
STEED
12-23-10, 01:34 PM
I'll bet you £20 your right :DL

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::up:
Gerald
12-23-10, 01:37 PM
£10 bet I will. :DL It feels rather distant, with a bet if I'll be honest, :DL
August
12-23-10, 02:12 PM
I'll volunteer to hold the bet money until y'all work it out! :D
ReFaN
12-23-10, 02:16 PM
http://dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mass-Effect-3-Earth.jpg
Gerald
12-23-10, 02:35 PM
I'll volunteer to hold the bet money until y'all work it out! :D We need to secure a bank account, it becomes much interest on the money, :O:
Task Force
12-23-10, 09:12 PM
http://dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mass-Effect-3-Earth.jpg

Naa, we wont be invaded by a fleet of AI super Dreadnoughts. More like...
http://southeastasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/files/2010/06/nuclear-bomb-explosion.jpg
KABOOM!
August
12-23-10, 10:34 PM
Ok my guess is the Earth will look pretty much the same amount of different than the difference between now and what it looked like 5000 years ago.
Gargamel
12-24-10, 12:59 AM
It feels rather distant, with a bet if I'll be honest, :DL

There's a website out there that holds bets in escrow for the bettors. It's usually reserved for long term bets, like this question. The "winnings" go to an entity of the winners choice. I know there's some hugely long term bets out there with large sums of cash, billionaires throwing their money around and all.
Gerald
12-24-10, 03:35 AM
There's a website out there that holds bets in escrow for the bettors. It's usually reserved for long term bets, like this question. The "winnings" go to an entity of the winners choice. I know there's some hugely long term bets out there with large sums of cash, billionaires throwing their money around and all. Good to know if I raise the bet, :DL