"They really believed that?" What people 100 years from now will say about us...

[Odin]

People will laugh at the Creationists.

That we didn't get to Mars by 2000.

Thought colonizing Mars was uneconomical.

That few people cared for the enviroment.

That couples had more than 2 children.

BTW Sava, colonies on Mars will be important as the sorce of food for miners in the asteroid belt, especially after we terraform it.

[Ben Kenobi]

Despite the desire to

I'll simply start with fun stuff:

We've all assumed society will progress. What if it doesn't?

1. People could talk to other people across the world using a variety of telecommunications.

2. People were praised for practicing gun control.

3. A person could grow up without plucking a goose.

[Spiffor]

In 100 years, people won't believe that...

... we consistently believed the flying cars will ship in the next ten years, as they'll obviously be ready by 2110.

[chequita guevara]

That we could use up the Earth and leave future generations with the bill.

[johncmcleod]

That we could use up the Earth and leave future generations with the bill

They'll believe it. It is terrible that we are destroying the environment for the future generations, but it's hard to hinder the economy by saving something for a time when you won't be around to have. I hope that we will start a total attitude change towards the environment and take bigger strides to protect it.