Will the Bible? Pretty sure. How about Shakespeare? Almost as certain. What about the fairy tales and folklore we have in "public domain"? Many if not most should pull through. Disney's "Lion King"? I actually think that has a chance, at least in a "condensed" form. Better than Harry Potter (which I think is too long and involved...Lord of the Rings is stretching it). Sonic the Hedgehog has a slim chance as a kind of anthropomorphic "Robin Hood", although this is stretching it too. Star Trek or even Star Wars might become part of our mythology (in a movie where dragons destroy civilization, the survivors watch a play based on Star Wars). Any other literature?
As for institutions, the Roman Catholic Church will survive, although distance may bring about the development of local "Rites", as they are called. Don't know enough about other religions than my own...anyone want to comment? The United States may survive as a confederation or an alliance of 49 friendly nations (Hawaii is probably too far away). Other major nations may break up, or at least get "stretched" (there is a Chinese saying "The mountains are high, and the Emperor is far away").
The major languages will survive the Century, but not the Millennium in a recognizable form. For example, in 3000 AD there will be at least three languages in the English language family (American, British and Australian), each as different from each other as Dutch and English, and each with their own dialects.
Any other observations?
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What will survive the century (hard landing scenario)?
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What will survive the century (hard landing scenario)?
by tmazanec1 » Fri 04 Feb 2005, 13:55:54
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Re: What will survive the century (hard landing scenario)?
by BabyPeanut » Fri 04 Feb 2005, 14:06:20
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('tmazanec1', 'W')ill the Bible? Pretty sure.
Any other observations?
Any other observations?
The Bible's not really survived 2000 years. Some weird thing has.
http://www.gospelthomas.com/gospelthomas4.html
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '(')4) Jesus said: The man aged in days will not hesitate to ask a little child of seven days about the place of life, and he shall live; for there are many first who shall be last, and they will become a single one.
Jesus says: "Let the old man heavy with days hesitate not to ask the little child of seven days about the Place of Life, and he will live! For it will be seen that many of the first will be last, and they will become a <single thing!">
Jesus said, "A person advanced in days will not hesitate to question a little child seven days old about the place of life. And that person will live. For many that are first will be last, and they will become one."
vs.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?bo ... &version=9
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')o the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Deleted a bit about reincarnation in my opinion.
http://www.gospelthomas.com/gospelthomas4.html
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he reason the man "aged in days" would ask the child about the "place of life" is that the child has just come from the source from which we all come, and to which we all return. "They will become a single one" when they realize the true unitive nature of our existence. We are One. The illusion of our separateness is due to our egocentric perpective. When you realize this, you will not taste death.
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