IS THE WORLD OUT OF CONTROL? -Searching for Answers

IF YOU are apprehensive or scared out-right by the barrage of bad news, you are not alone.  In 2014, Barack Obama, who was then president of the United States, suggested that because of all the bad things reported in the press, many conclude "that the world is spinning . . . fast and nobody is able to control it."

Yet, shortly after making that statement, he spoke passionately about current strategies to fix many of the world's problems.  (If humans has not already been able to fix THIS World, no human can or will, ever. Only God can fix what he created, because man did not create earth or people.) He called certain government initiative "good news"  and said he was fundamentally hopeful"  and profoundly optimistic." (He is not as smart as he thinks, no human is) In other words, he pointed to noble human endeavors as the means to control the world and avert a global catastrophe. 😣 😝

Many share his optimism.  For instance,  some put their trust in science, predicting rapid advancements in technologies that promise to fix the world.   One expert in digital technology and innovation confidently predicted that by the year 2030, "our technology will be a thousand times more powerful and by 2045, it will be a  million times more powerful." He added:  We're doing pretty well.  (Look whose wearing rose-colored glasses) While the problems we face have never been greater, our capacity to meet challenges is outpacing them." 

Exactly how bad are world conditions? (Look around, do you really have to have someone tell you on the news?  (Also, the news is censored to a degree, not everyone knows this or wants to) Are we really at the brink of a great global disaster?  Although some scientists and politicians preach a hopeful message,  😫 many people still feel uncertain about the future, why? 

Next time: IS THE WORLD OUT OF CONTROL? - WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 

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