The end of the world is closer than you think. An expert statistician just released his findings that there's a high probability that humankind will be wiped out this year. Another expert, the brilliant theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking also says in order for humanity to survive, we have to leave Earth and look for another planet to inhabit.
It is safe to say that our planet is slowly deteriorating. Everyone around the world, may it be human, animal, or plant, is suffering from the effects of climate change. We also suffer from all kinds of pollution that affect our lifestyles and most especially our health. And as time past, we see the havoc we currently rain on nature. As these continues, it is inevitable that someday the end of the world would surely come.
According to an expert statistician, it seems the end of the world is happening sooner than expected. In a published report, Dr. Fergus Simpson predicts that there is a high probability that humankind will be wiped out this year. Dr. Simpson, an expert in statistics, claimed that "around 100 billion people have already been born, and that the human race is about halfway through its lifetime". The basis of this prediction is from the Doomsday Argument.
Basically, the Doomsday Argument or the "Carter Catastrophe" calculates the probability of how long something or someone can endure based on its current population. So with regards to humanity meeting the end of the world, it means that how large our population is, the closer we are to the end of humanity.
Dr. Simpson stresses through that the end of the world would still happen regardless of his statistical claim. Natural disasters are waiting to happen that will cause massive deaths all over the world. The doctor also states that the high probability of humankind getting wiped out can be delayed if we act on various issues that affect the life expectancy of everyone on the planet.
The sentiment that the end of the world is coming is shared by the famous theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking. During a talk in Oxford Union, Stephen Hawking says that the continuous depletion of resources, we would not be able to survive in the future. Adding to that the risk of natural disasters befalling our planet, the future of humanity depends on space exploration.
It is well known that Stephen Hawking is a proponent of space exploration. In his point of view, the end of the world would surely happen. Humanity cannot prevent it but if we want to survive, we should leave Earth and try to find another home on another planet.
It seems the claims of these scientists regarding the end of the world is like a script from a sci-fi movie or novel. But with the rapid speed of development in technology, it is not long before it truly happens.
