Our Fantastic Future

There is only one question about the future which matters.

Will Homo sapiens get a clue?

Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke offered this thought about the future on BBC's Horizon in 1964—

The only thing we can be sure of about the future is that it will be absolutely fantastic

Humankind, and Arthur C. Clarke in particular, were clueless in 1964.

In 2011, humankind remains clueless. For some recent confirmation, see my posts A Mass Extinction In The Oceans and Learning From The Aquacalypse.

Perhaps the future is predictable after all

 

 

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Dave 2 quotes for today's post, one a comedic notion from Woody Allen, the other on a more serious note from Jacques Cousteau.

More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.
— Woody Allen

The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers: a demographic explosion that triggers social chaos and spreads death, nuclear delirium and the quasi-annihilation of the species… Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years. - Jacques Cousteau

What the hey here's one more and this is from Nirvana/Kurt Cobain, the lyrics to their song Evolution:

I’m ahead… I’m advanced.
I’m the first mammal to wear pants.
I am at peace with my lust.
I can kill cause in god I trust.
It’s evolution baby!

I’m a beast… I’m the man.
Buying stocks on the day of the crash.
On the loose, I’m a truck.
All the rolling hills I’ll flatten ‘em out.
It’s herd behavior… it’s evolution baby!

Admire me, admire my home,
Admire my son, he is my clone.
This land is mine, this land is free,
I’ll do what I want, yet irresponsibly.
It’s evolution baby!

I’m a thief, I’m a liar.
There’s my church, I sing in the choir.
Halelujah… Halelujah…

Admire me, admire my home,
Admire my song, admire my clothes.
Cause we know an appetite for nightly feasts.
Those ignorant Indians got nothing on me.
Nothing. Why? Because it’s evolution baby!

I am ahead… I am advanced,
I am the first mammal to make plans.
I crawled the earth, but now I’m higher.
2010 watch it go to fire.
It’s evolution baby!
Do the evolution!
Come on!
It’s evolution baby!