We have to look forward to an age of increasing and fearsome devastation. The evidence is there. Of course, we must seek, and indeed have even more incentive than before, to salvage joy, comfort, interest and achievement in our individual daily lives but, in general, humanity is fated to endure terrible misfortune on a growing scale.
For a start man will inflict destruction on his fellow man with increasing ruthlessness. The growth of terrorism, the clash of faiths, the greater deadliness of weapons are not avoidable. Even less avoidable are the deadly conflicts which will take place over the rapidly depleting resources, especially of water. Whatever civilized norms of behaviour between nations have been established after long endeavour will increasingly break down.
