In 700 years to come
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Question 1
In 700 years to come, the world would have changed tremendously. Some of the problems we face today, such as pollution and global warming, would make life unbearable on earth. Global warming would make the world small (due to rising sea levels). The space left (landmass) would be small to accommodate all humans, and humanity will be threatened with extinction. The effects of global warming we experience today, like the Greenhouse effect, would lead to severe diseases that will make it difficult for humans to survive. Technology will have grown to new levels as computers will have likely matched the human brain’s computational speed. There are likely to be more robots who will replace human beings in doing most of the activities. Urbanization will be very high, and many people will have moved to cities and towns.
Question 2
Some of the indications of who were are today 700 years to come include the speed of computers we use, the types of foods we consume today, our settlement patterns, our dressing, and the economic activities we do today. These aspects will have changed in 700 years to come and would form the record of who we were. Just like we judge our ancestors in the 10th century or so with what they used to do, the way they used to dress, or the foods they used to consume is how the future generation will judge us seven centuries from now. The means of transport and communication would also be used to record who we were in seven centuries to come.
Question 3
It is possible to misinterpret the artifacts that we have today for the past generations. Misinterpretation comes brought about by generalization. When interpreting the artifacts, we usually generalize certain aspects of society, depending on our artifacts. The truth is that there are minor differences that artifacts cannot show that can mislead us when interpreting them. Again people usually save what they perceive to their best objects or have the greatest sentimental attachment. Thus, the artifacts we have might not be the correct representation of society. An artifact used in 450 BCE to 1600 CE might be subject to misinterpretation because of the human mind’s subjectivity.
Works Cited
Beckwith, Burnham Putnam. “The next 500 years: Scientific predictions of major social trends.” Exposition Press, 1967.