Will the human race destroy itself?
Three possible answers:
1This is very unlikely to happen. The problems and troubles that we are witnessing today, though with more global effects, and more widely reported, are relatively meager compared to the rape and rampage, conquests and cruelties engaged by many groups in former centuries.
2 We will/may eventually come together in a spirit of cooperation and brotherhood, as one people.
We have come together in many contexts: the UNO, UNESCO, WHO, ILO, WTO, Parliament of World Religions, Médecins sans frontières, Interfaith groups in many parts of the world. They are not perfect, but they are steps in the positive direction.
3 We will continue warring among ourselves under the leadership of fanatical, mindless bigots who are self-centered enemies of Humankind until extinction by natural disaster.
Many subgroups of humanity will continue warning among themselves, until religious fanaticism is extinguished, social justice becomes global, and economic equality becomes universal. Many will also be making every effort to terminate, avert, and fight wars.
Major natural disasters affecting hundreds of thousands of people have been part of terrestrial physical conditions since time immemorial. One of them (an asteroid) is believed to have destroyed dinosaurs, leading to the emergence of humanoids.
With all that, one can never be sure of humanity’s future.
Spurts of Thought 