Humanity is in trouble

Issac Asimov's predictions towards how the world will function in the future. All of his predictions were not at all insane, I mean, if you really think about it he was really to the point with all of it. When he talked about how population control, he meant that Earth, in due time wont have enough terrain to sustain so many people, thus being in danger of a huge overpopulation. This problem alone really needs to be taken care of as soon as possible. If we don't soon Earth as we know it will run out of resources thus making the world an unsafe environment for everyone and society will die of starvation and thirst. Consuming food will also have to change drastically. Ever since we started putting chemicals onto all of our food just because we think its better that way or because its "good" for you doesn't mean that in the future we wont be affected by it in the long run. Schools will too have to better the education. As the years go by, humanity will have to improve the education due to the fact that all of the people that will continue to live in this world will be the ones running it, they are our future.

One thing that I found kinda interesting was the fact that when Issac was talking about that if we lived in a world without racism, ageism, sexism and war, he says that it's gonna be a pretty dull world. Now I don't entirely agree with him but he is right. If none of these things existed then what will we watch on the news? All these factors make us aware of whats going around the world, if this doesn't exist then we wont live a life of excitement and everybody likes to live with a little adrenaline going through their bodies.

This lecture reflects on with synoptic philosophy because Issac uses many examples from other stories he has read in the past and he when he thinks of them now he really sees the big picture of what he was reading meant all along. He puts these pieces together and he notices that the world is a big place full of stupid people, people that wont realize that wasting the Earths resources so quickly will live nothing for the generations to come thus making them suffer in the long run.

Understanding Life's Meaning

"If there is one indisputable fact about the human condition it is that no community can survive if it is persuaded--or even suspects--that its members are leading meaningless lives in a meaningless universe."--Irving Kristol

Irving says in this quote that if humans being led by a leader that corrupts or dismantles their society then, us humans, wont acquire that power or freedom that we should receive as a society. Humans need to feel the attention (not the one of a leader, because that's too much) but the that of a person who does make a difference in the world, an attention that will show the world that anybody can succeed.

Having said that, Irving is correct with that statement. Since the beginning of time the human race has always been lead by a leader, a leader that has control of their people. Think of Hitler for example, when he into power, his amazing speech abilities got him places he could have only dreamt of, and with this speeches he was able to make his followers pursue all of his commands creating the horrible event that we call World War II.

In Russell's "The Value of Philosophy," he talks about how philosophers always enjoy searching the meaning to every answer. Finding the "final" truth is something that I believe can't be done, because to every response you may get to your question their will always be another one popping up, therefore, unveiling the truth cannot be done.

Plato's "Apology," tells us that humans need to feel the power that no one else can have, even more powerful than God itself. Although, according to Irving's quote, we as a society cannot accomplish such a thing because in the end we will never be more than what we already are, humans.