You're claiming US morals are worse than China's. It's absurd. Maybe you are dumb enough to believe American self depreciating behavior. I don't know.
If you has lived in China, you would know it is an extremely repressive regime.
Had you lived in America and China, you would definitely prefer America. Anyone stupid enough to believe something different is a Chinese shill or a retard. There is no in between
Make no mistake, the Chinese are ahead technologically—and way ahead in some quarters. ... China is also pursuing research in artificial intelligence and quantum computing at a pace that is difficult to measure, but could render the U.S. and its allies anemic in cybersecurity wars in coming years.
I think 100 years is probably too far out for useful speculation. Sci-Fi writers in 1930's-50's mostly thought we'd have robots and automated vehicles and colonies on Mars by now. At the present rate of change, I think we'd need to establish some assumptions before speculating.
Climate is going to be a massive wildcard likely driving radical shifts in geopolitics.
- This is already ongoing. Where do you see the US in 2050 & in 2100?
- Why not 100 years or less? Africa's current average income is around $5k, which is about Europe's average post-WWII, & China's income 20 years ago. It will also have the largest & youngest population of any region or race by the end of the century.
There is nothing I posted that is racist or ignorant.
Arabs invented algebra and the number zero. They didnt do much for science beyond that.
I have no idea who you think you are fooling.
They rivalled greeks on trigonometry.
Wait 400 years.....Give or take 100.One reads these threads.And certain things just jump out at you.Plus or minus 25%.......Is that a reasonable margin of error?
In 30 years I would say they’re in the same position, just with less influence and less military presence abroad.
In 80 years I have no idea. More of the same with less influence and a drastic decrease of military presence in Asia.Internal politics is way harder to predict.
I wouldn’t say 100 years. Africa is very diverse with a lot of moving parts and lot of corruption. There’s a lot of institutional development that needs to happen. I think it will take time.
- How do you predict that will play out without the technological, economic, & fiscal advantage? – By 2050, China would've grown to at least twice the size of US economy (it already outputs 3 times its industry & 7 times its agricultural production), that also means at least twice the military budget of the US, while having the technological advantage.
- Are you a civil war believer?
- I don't disagree about the process, but a 100 years is a very long time. Today's Nigeria's economy is larger than 100 years ago US economy.
Not quite like carbon dating or something, whereby one might say 10000 years, plus or minus a hundred years.
Don't know where the US will be. But I know where I'll be.I'd be 118 in 100 years.That means I'll either be 6 feet in the ground or knocking on deaths doors
dead in the grave where it belongs
So, in terms of physics, chemistry, biology, psychology and technology what did the Middle East contribute in the past five centuries?
Sp did Greeks, pythagorean theorum was made by a greek.
Trigonometry was Greek influenced, not just Arab.
So, in terms of physics, chemistry, biology, psychology and technology what did the Middle East contribute in the past five centuries?
- Ouch! You don't seem as optimistic about the future as the others. It is because of the decadence you mentioned in your other post?
Do you have any opinions on it?
What things do you consider decadent?
Would your belief on decadence hold up across time?
There have been many things throughout history that have been considered decadent by older generations.
- As I just said: Decadence is a human condition that all civilizations inevitably reach after long periods of prosperity, yet it is their last stop. As Ibn Khaldun explains, Stability leads to saving, which drive consumption, which initiates demand for luxury, which drives innovation, which leads to prosperity, & then further luxury, resulting in indulgence, from there decadence, decadence induces corruption, & corruption leads to oppression, hence death.
- Self-gratification & self-indulgence. Civilizations start with barbaric lifestyles, & end in them too. For instance, immodesty has always been associated with crude uncivilized cultures, commoner/rural/nomadic/barbaric culture, while modesty is associated with the noble & civilized. Civilizations start in immodesty, then modesty, then succumb back to immodesty.
- Self-gratification & self-indulgence. Civilizations start with barbaric lifestyles, & end in them too. For instance, immodesty has always been associated with crude uncivilized cultures, commoner/rural/nomadic/barbaric culture, while modesty is associated with the noble & civilized. Civilizations start in immodesty, then modesty, then succumb back to immodesty.
- You mean, decadence kills nations? Absolutely. It's just math.
- & those things were the sign that those societies have failed. The West today reached levels of decadence never heard of before, naturally, since they also reached levels of stability, prosperity & wealth never heard of before. Decadence happens at the height of prosperity, it doesn't give the impression that the end is near. On the contrary, the prosperity & success only warrants more of it because the people believe they must be doing something right, otherwise how come they are prosperous. But that doesn't last, for corrupt societies are failed societies. You're no different from Greeks, or Romans, or even the Arabs. In Andalusia, long periods of prosperity & stability made the Muslims of the country indulgent: music, parties, obsession with luxuries...etc, they couldn't hold up against their resolved enemies with it counted.
- Ouch! You don't seem as optimistic about the future as the others. It is because of the decadence you mentioned in your other post?
@RationalMadmanSo, in terms of physics, chemistry, biology, psychology and technology what did the Middle East contribute in the past five centuries?- Add to all the above, all the moral, legal & political influence, which are greater than any other, in liberty, equality, religious freedom, women's rights, commercial law, contracts, animal rights... & everything else.
I'll take that as a concession to them not contributing much (if anything) at all to science in the past 5 centuries.
So, in terms of physics, chemistry, biology, psychology and technology what did the Middle East contribute in the past five centuries?
Sp did Greeks, pythagorean theorum was made by a greek.
Trigonometry was Greek influenced, not just Arab.
Now, let me also get this straight, you honestly believe that the Middle East and Islamic cultures in general pioneered liberty, equality, religious freedom, women's rights, commercial law, contracts, animal rights... & everything else.To reiterate, you are under the impression that the Middle East pioneered the world's women's rights, religious freedoms, equality, liberty, commercial law, contracts and animal rights... oh and everything else too?
