THE BAD NEWS, of course, is that ther appear to be very clear indications that the ecosystem of the earth is in danger, and with it, the human species and all life on earth. Actually, theres' a lotta bad news, but this'll do for now.
Widespread awareness of ecology began in the nineteen sixties, spearheaded by rachel carson's great book "silent spring." environmental awareness has been steadily increasing ever since, which must be regarded optimistically.
THE GOOD NEWS is that it is quite demonstrably possible to correct the environmental problem, and every other problem confronting humanity, and there is every reason to believe that humanity, with or without exraterrestrial assistance, will do so.
Einstein was once asked if there will always be war, and he replied "as long as there are human beings, there will be war." And of course he had a good point. Like most intellectuals, einstein had a rather negative attitude towards universal human nautre, and like most people, einstein fell victim to the logic that if something has always existed in the past, it will always exist in the future.
This is simply not true. The sun, after all, will someday burn out. tthe chances that humanity will elimate war and not the other way around are actually quite good, given the demonstrable human penchant for cleverness and problem solving.
About ten years ago renowned scientist michio kaku predicted that within a hundred years humans will be able to control the weather. in fact, this appears highly likely. its only a matter of which humans in particular control it, and how.
plant a few billion trees, convert from fossil fuels to clean energy, a little population control here and there, and hell, you never know what might happen! Humanity might live! Maybe somebody should write a science fiction novel in which the future is a happy one. It would be a first. Of course, such a book might not be very exciting, and probably wouldn't sell...
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