This.
Imagine the future.
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This.
It is the 41st millennium.
For more than a hundred centuries the Emperor has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology. He is the Carrion Lord of the Imperium for whom a thousand souls are sacrificed every day, so that he may never truly die.
Yet even in his deathless state, the Emperor continues his eternal vigilance. Mighty battlefleets cross the daemon-infested miasma of the warp, the only route between distant stars, their way lit by the Astronomican, the psychic manifestation of the Emperors will.
Vast armies give battle in his name on uncounted worlds. Greatest amongst his soldiers are the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines, bio-engineered super-warriors. Their comrades in arms are legion: the Imperial Guard and countless planetary defence forces, the ever-vigilant Inquisition and the tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus to name only a few.
But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from aliens, heretics, mutants - and worse.
To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruellest and most bloody regime imaginable. These are the tales of those times.
Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be ге-learned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war.
There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods.
For more than a hundred centuries the Emperor has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology. He is the Carrion Lord of the Imperium for whom a thousand souls are sacrificed every day, so that he may never truly die.
Yet even in his deathless state, the Emperor continues his eternal vigilance. Mighty battlefleets cross the daemon-infested miasma of the warp, the only route between distant stars, their way lit by the Astronomican, the psychic manifestation of the Emperors will.
Vast armies give battle in his name on uncounted worlds. Greatest amongst his soldiers are the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines, bio-engineered super-warriors. Their comrades in arms are legion: the Imperial Guard and countless planetary defence forces, the ever-vigilant Inquisition and the tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus to name only a few.
But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from aliens, heretics, mutants - and worse.
To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruellest and most bloody regime imaginable. These are the tales of those times.
Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be ге-learned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war.
There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods.
The main problem with renewable is finding a replacement for the role fossils fill so well (rapid production in times of demand).
The only one i can think of that can do anything close is hydro, and I can't see a government flooding any more valleys, possibly more "electric mountain" style facilities but not sure if we could make enough.
The countries that have high percentages of renewable are the ones that can have large amounts of on demand hydroelectric power.
It seems like while we might be able to get a good amount as base load (tidal + estuary barrier, if you can get past the "omgz the birds" type problems
) we'll still need something for the times when there is a need to ramp up production.
500 years though I'd hope we where trying some sort of Dyson swarm, but I think that's even more wishful thinking
The only one i can think of that can do anything close is hydro, and I can't see a government flooding any more valleys, possibly more "electric mountain" style facilities but not sure if we could make enough.
The countries that have high percentages of renewable are the ones that can have large amounts of on demand hydroelectric power.
It seems like while we might be able to get a good amount as base load (tidal + estuary barrier, if you can get past the "omgz the birds" type problems
) we'll still need something for the times when there is a need to ramp up production.500 years though I'd hope we where trying some sort of Dyson swarm, but I think that's even more wishful thinking
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In 500 years I envision humanity having set up a permanent settlement on Mars and some research facilities on possibly Titan. Probes will still be sent to planets such as Uranus and Pluto, as well as having developed technology that can understand Venus' atmosphere better and survive its conditions.
On Earth, our energy needs will be created through renewable sources as oil becomes scarce, leading to an upward rise in biodiversity, though it will be a small rise. At some point there will be a population crash, though whether it would happen through natural causes (eg.change in climate) or human causes (eg.global conflict) remains to be seen.
Artificial Intelligent life will be a part of society but not part of mainstream society. At this point it will be working in a scientific and possibly military capacity.
Or we nuke ourselves.
On Earth, our energy needs will be created through renewable sources as oil becomes scarce, leading to an upward rise in biodiversity, though it will be a small rise. At some point there will be a population crash, though whether it would happen through natural causes (eg.change in climate) or human causes (eg.global conflict) remains to be seen.
Artificial Intelligent life will be a part of society but not part of mainstream society. At this point it will be working in a scientific and possibly military capacity.
Or we nuke ourselves.
Eh? It's only 500 years! We're not talking about epochs here.
It's really not exactly the most philosophically profound conclusion I've ever heard today.
500 years, even with the positive feedback of technological advancement are, in terms of time; inconsequential.
Technology, culture and economy (and environment) will be affected. Not human nature. That was already implied in the opening post, so forgive me if I've overlooked something; what was the point in the +1?
Human beings will no longer exist in my view, because of our arrogance we will either destroy the world with nuclear warfare. Make first contact with some space-faring chaps who proceed to question humanities arrogance and destroy us.
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Why are aliens always thought to be genocidal maniacs?
I was thinking mass effect as soon as I read the thread title.
Mind elaborating on that? The reference is lost on me.
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lol i dont think the earth will exist in 500 yars time....ww3 will definitely break out and nukes will be going off left, right and center.
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"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones" - Einstein.
i have a feeling we'll be slowly getting back to medieval times
i have a feeling we'll be slowly getting back to medieval times
Actually I was thinking that we as humans would attempt to do what we have done in the past and convert them to our ways, our religions and they would rebel at that, either that or we would force them to listen to chart music for an hour and they would in a fit of rage shoot lazor beams at our planet.
In reality, we have no idea how any form of alien would react to us, we may not share anything alike, how would we communicate because they may not comprehend things as we do, pictures and such may not exist to them, vocal linguistics may not be viable for them because they communicate through other means.
Edit: "If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans," ~ Stephen Hawkings
Undoubtedly how long would it be before us as human beings did the same, if they were a technologically inferior race to us we would have course pillage their resources 'for the greater good' of humankind.
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If we go 500 years without having a huge nuclear war then I'd be very surprised. But anyway, I reckon most of our technological progression in that space of time will be earth bound. In terms of environment, bio-engineering, genetics, health care and that sort of stuff.
I think space travel to the point of traveling to other star systems and being able to sustain colonies their will take at least 7-800 years IMO. In 500 years we will very probably colonize Mars and a few moons, and possibly have orbiting population stations and things like that. However I just think humanity has too many other big problems to deal with over the coming centuries than traveling super long distances.
That is unless we discover a Mass Effect conduit by Pluto or something ...and personally I wouldn't touch it if we did
I think space travel to the point of traveling to other star systems and being able to sustain colonies their will take at least 7-800 years IMO. In 500 years we will very probably colonize Mars and a few moons, and possibly have orbiting population stations and things like that. However I just think humanity has too many other big problems to deal with over the coming centuries than traveling super long distances.
That is unless we discover a Mass Effect conduit by Pluto or something ...and personally I wouldn't touch it if we did
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The general concensus is that for an alien species to find us and land here they'd most likely be way more advanced than us.
I'd like to think the world (world leaders I guess?) would welcome them but no doubt we'd attack them to try to steal their technologies.
I know that if they landed here know they would be more advanced than us, I was thinking more into the premise of the thread of 3-500 years in the future. Obviously we (if we continue to develop it) we will have far superior technology than we do know and will possibly be able to visit distant places.
Usually when a more advanced civilization meets a less advanced one, the later is wiped out/enslaved/ or it's numbers greatly diminished and marginalized.
Basically we would be the aborigines and they the British colonist.
of course that's assuming that in our neighbourhood we're the n00bs.
It's just as likley we'll be the one meeting them and stealing their planets
I wonder if a craft containing members of an advanced alien race would even land for fear of spreading viruses?
The possibilities are unlimited, they could very well have some kind of adaptive immune system to filter out medical issues, they could have some super suit which blocks out anything coming into it etc. Then again they could perhaps scan/watch us from their craft in orbit and choose to destroy us from orbit. Or they could come down and greet us as friends and take some chaps back to their planet who then steal their super oil.