What changes for this world do you see in the next 20 years?

I think the world will be in even worse shape than it is now in every way including politically if it stands for another 20 years. Technological? I think men already try to be God and it will get even worse as they come up with new ways to be God. Medical will be worse because Doctors are getting where they don't know anything and if they do they certainly aren't telling their patients so I hate to even imagine what it will be like 20 years from now. You will probably be able to walk out in broad daylight and kill someone and nothing be done. I don't believe this world will get any better.

I don't understand why people aren't responding to this discussion as I'm sure there is so much to say . So I'd better stick to one subject . The most pressing; GLOBAL WARMING . If we seriously do not wise up and act now in 20 years time the world may appear to be the same but could well be headed for the catastrophic decline predicted yet ignored by politicians and developing countries . Certain animal species will become extinct , sea levels will rise and threaten our shores , weather patterns will become even more eratic , and it may well by then be too late to do anything about it .

i started almost the same discussion, only mine was about the future in 50 years, 100 years, 500 years. Unfortunately it got zero responses and still is up to now:( but actually, 20 years i don't really seem to see much happening - even though i know that even in 10 years time a lot can happen. I recall hearing about a large asteroid or comet that's headed for earth in around 2026. scientists are working out ways to somehow prevent it from wiping out earth's population if it does hit earth - hopefully it won't come anywhere near because even a small disturbance can lead to disaster. Politically would definitely be the most unpredictable - most likely, they will have new surveilance technologies to read our minds - they already have developed a brain scanner. Technologically - i suspect that we will be able to use renewable energy for the first time (yes i think politics makes it slow in implementing). Computers will be ten times bigger and only one man will be able to own one - kidding. actually - computers will be implemented on all our household objects - they have already started to develop plastic electronics and have already figured out ways to print circuits on better materials than silicon. I heard that rockafella wanted to microchip the population a while back. Ecologically, Hopefully the world won't be destroyed by a nuclear war.