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"Is the future bright?"

Recently I have been thinking that my everything I am learning now at University will be a complete waste of time because I keep looking at the amount of things that could alter the future of our lives. The world of 2004 is not a happy place, since the Second World War it has been growing and prospering or the Developed World has. Despite the occasional hiccup in Britain with Margaret Thatcher etc the majority of us have a very good middle class lifestyle. But is this all going to change?

How many times have you turned on the television and seen a news broadcast or documentry warning us about the 'future'. Just think of the number of negative things that keep being mentioned:

Off the top of my head I can think of:

Fuel shortages.
Global Warming.
Terrorism and the constant need for the West to inforce democracy on people.
A growing population around the world and the lack of food/water which could lead to many things.
More unstable countries and hostilities.
An aging population and lower birthrate in UK.
Are we going to be able to buy a house? Or stay with parents forever.
An increasing gap between the rich/poor.
The constant decrease in performance of public services.
A population of lazy individuals who are turning obese .
A youth growing up with a single parents, abuse, poverty and drugs/alcohol/crime.
An increase in the right movement in UK and increased racist attacks
Governments seem to be suggesting that people work for them and not the other way around.

Some of those things may look like weak cases but any increase in one can criple our country. Think of how your work/home requires power to operate, without it and things stop - who remembers the furl shortages a fewe years back? In a few days things in the country looked to be stopped dead.

The other night I watched two programmes about how 'another Chernobyl' is almost inevitable, another super volcanic eruption is due and could kill billiob people by blocking out sun for years.

Sorry, I'm paranoid about things but lets just say things have changed a damn sight worse for the better since my parents generation.

Are you saying that people who have never heard of Jesus can't get inbto heaven? No way can I believe that if there is a loving God he would allow that.

Also I think your a bit of with the heaven thing. Isn't heaven where God and Angels are. I thought human eternal life was suposed to take place on an earth reborn without all the bad stuff.

mikelar wrote:
> Forest Fan wrote:
> mikelar wrote:
> easy one, he looked in da mirror
>
> Then why did He order the devil to go away.
>
> Jesus was a vain man my child

It does not change the fact, He is the only way to Heaven.

Forest Fan wrote:
> mikelar wrote:
> easy one, he looked in da mirror
>
> Then why did He order the devil to go away.

Jesus was a vain man my child

DID YOU DREAM ABOUT THE DEVIL OR DID THE DEVIL DREAM ABOUT Yo...

*dead*

mikelar wrote:
> easy one, he looked in da mirror

Then why did He order the devil to go away.

Im the devil, i had a dream where i strangled my own child to death.

I didnt get caught by the police either. Sweet

i liked mine better

Forest Fan wrote:
> Then why did the devil appear to Jesus then?

Because both are fictional characters, hence any consistency is kinda ludicrous...

easy one, he looked in da mirror

mikelar wrote:
> Forest Fan wrote:
> mikelar wrote:
> unless jesus is actually the devil
>
> Is that what you actually believe?
>
> god told me it, so yes

Then why did the devil appear to Jesus then?