Do you think it is possible for civilization to survive beyond

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of course

>>46603
what technological explosion? it's 2015 and we have no hovercars but lots of different mobile phones

>>46603
Probably what was said 50 years ago. No, 100. Hell, even 150. Pretty much any time technology has exploded since the industrial revolution.

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>>46603
No, we are already on the tail end of Industrial Civilization. You should start learning how to make your own candles before it's too late :^)

http://dieoff.org/page125.htm

>>47072
He posted a graph so it must be true.

>>46894
We make more crucial inventions in ten years these days than we did in 100 a few decades ago.

>>47279
how are Instagram and Selfie Stick crucial inventions? we can still do much more if we weren't distracted by 4chan and other social sites

>>47072
By that estimate we should already be reverting technologically.
Meaning its prediction is more or less already false.

>>47373

The biotech industry is doing some pretty crazy shit at the moment

>>47373
I'm more talking about the LHC, 3d printers, and stuff like that. The smartphone is pretty significant invention also. Literally a game changer.

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>>47441
>LHC
not impressed by it. it's just a gigantic particle cannon, not different than the rest except for its size and the sensors adapted to detect the particles
i concede to the 3D printer and >>47423's molecules tho
[spoiler]but i want muh hovercar[/spoiler]