Thursday, February 07, 2008

Can we plan 1000 years into the future?


There will always be variables which are out of our control like ice ages, meteors, other natural disasters and the unexplained. We can steer other factors like the direction of science, technology, our environment and relations with each other.

I challenge people to imagine 1000 years into the future. What condition will the Earth &/or humanity be in? I wonder what kinds of things people would come up with? Will they be positive or negative? I would like people to think of any/all possible aspects, economy, arts, environment, culture, technology, government, etc.

I will accept anything...point form notes, key words, art, essays, etc.
Just provide me with: sex, age, name, background...(I can keep your name private if you would want that?) I can setup an online survey and spot for posting the submitted images and new media artworks.

My hypothesis is that most will lean towards, but not hope for, the extinction of humanity and Earth. Or is that 2 different questions? Will we really be able to move on and survive without Earth? Maybe we could bring the DNA of every animal and lots of seeds? We need a sort of a future space version of Noah’s Ark. Thinking about the emptiness of space, there is so little matter in the universe relative to anti-matter, it’s kind of like we are in the void dimension. I mean, finding another planet like Earth is probably impossible. It’s also interesting to think about our perception of time. In the “big picture” 1000 of our years are, like the matter in this universe, virtually nothing. In some perspectives we were never here or we are already doomed. Is that how close we are to extinction?

Our world is worth fighting for. Even if this reality is something we often question. We must stop and remember that this reality is truly special. Lets come up with a plan to save the planet.
I'm thankful to have another 50 years in this place.
You know I’d love to come back sometime to visit. Who knows?
Peace, Ryan Zacher
(The RZ3000 Project is made possible by The Neo-Futurists)

The time frame is still up in the air...
If you are at all interested in participating please leave a comment or mail me at ryan@RZ3000.com

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