Dec 2 2011: I don't think its possible to quantify our current progress of scientific progression. There are countless variables that would have to be accessed. We have no idea where we stand in terms of progression. 50%? 60%? 0.0000000000001%? We could solve our fossil fuel problems tomorrow, or we might never solve them at all. Our scientific knowledge could very well be growing exponentially but we still have no idea of the scale or magnitude of the scientific knowledge required to accomplish such a feat.
Dec 2 2011: Ben had used statistics to formulate his prediction of the population in future years (whether he is correct, I do not know. I'm neither an expert nor have I done the appropriate research). However, it almost seems as if you're saying "at our current rate of scientific progression we will be able to tap into the limitless resources of the universe". I don't believe thats a fair statement as scientific progression is not constant nor is it even somewhat predictable. There is no schedule to when scientific discoveries occur.
Dec 1 2011: I believe being multi-lingual would help you learn about the cultures of the particular languages you speak. However, I don't see this as the future of education, unless the entire world aspired to be anthropologists.
Unless you are using this as support in that being multi-lingual would help the world share its ideas and innovations, but even then you would probably lean towards a "universal" language.
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Unless you are using this as support in that being multi-lingual would help the world share its ideas and innovations, but even then you would probably lean towards a "universal" language.