Hi,

I love this topic - i agree with about pretty much everyone here - but Zain19 made a verry valid point.  While it is all very interesting it is far more productive to talk about ways of helping keep us here than just talking about ways we're going to soon not be here.  I think the problem has gotten so big BECAUSE it's so fascinating to look at the dark side of the picture and then people get so wrapped up in just how big a problem it is that they don't even bother to try to do something about it.  I mean - why should we if everyone is pretty certain that it's going to happen  no matter what we do - why should we give up eating fast food (meat gotten from where the rainforest used to be and is now grazing places - hence a 1 dollar burger and all those zillions of wrappers and cups and whatnot)  and why should we be ultra-conservative with our resources that make our lives so much easier since now is the only time we'll get to enjoy them.  And how can little ole me do enough of anything to make a difference anyway.  

Well perhaps we could start a discussion that is equally interesting but that talks about how each of us could contribute to saving ourselves.  And how we can teach our children from an early age to think in terms of problem solving instead of being passive and expecting either that it is a total wash and there is no point or more typically keeping them in a situation wherein they are totally unawares of the problems we are facing and are happily learning how to consume,consume, consume at an alarming rate.  If kids knew how bad the situation was - they'd fix it - they are smarter and they are more optimistic (you do realize that at about age 24 or so your IQ starts to go down).  If we let them in on this big terrible secret we are keeping from them to protect their innocent minds for fear of them becoming afraid, then i'll bet they give us a hard time anytime we do something that goes against saving the earth and shame us into being proactive.

If your kids knew what you were doing to their future do you honestly think they'd let you get away with it?  

Blessings to everyone
Rown31    

It could be possible,
most of the problems in today's world are because of things that we have created or tried to do.

I had always believed that if the world was going to end it would not be of a rapture, it would probably just be because of something we have done to it.
We try to "recycle" and plant trees, and "be kind to mother nature" but really I think we have done more harm to our planet than help it. Our big blue planet is definately better off without us and our technology..