At present there is mounting evidence that suggests our society is coming to what David Suzuki refers to as a collision with a brick wall. I've been reading a lot about the subject of humanity's struggle against itself, and suggestions as to why this is happening vary immensely. But I've also found that the vast majority of solutions have been presented by scientists!
The realisation of our demise as a culture manifests itself in different ways for different people. Many, particularly internet users, follow the ideology put forward in the "New World Order" conspiracy, that mega-corporations will dominate the world and microchip us all to follow our every move. It seems obvious to me that this theory is impossible due to the limitations of Earth's resources. However I am intrigued by the nature of the theory, as well as the more religious "God v Satan" theory, which ties into the NWO conspiracy and implies the Illuminati (it sounds like a science fiction novel doesn't it) are representatives of Satan.
There must be some sort of evolutionary trait, whether it be a meme or even a gene, that has developed within humans that have led us to propose such ideas. Why did this trait evolve? And will it be selected against? The notion of "good v evil" is a very human concept, maybe it is necessary for this concept to be selected against in order for our species to evolve socially.
As a side note, a lot of new age religions and spiritual ideas involve the year 2012 as a very important stage in human (and Earth's) history. If there are any cosmologists reading this that would like to provide evidence for or against these theories, it would be very interesting. I continue to wonder why 2012 is such a focus. Was the idea merely a chain-reaction, triggered by the Mayan calendar? Or is it something that people genuinely feel?
Of course, we should focus on finding solutions to humanity's current problem, however I feel it is important to understand the problem as well. This thread in this section of the forum intends to understand the nature of our thought in regards to the problem, particularly why so many of us find it hard to see the problem logically (which is why I've posted this in the religion section).