The Sack of Rome as painted by Karl Bryullov (ca. 1833). (from Wikimedia). The decline of the Roman Empire was probably one of the root causes of the development of Christian Millennialism. The contrast between a vision of the world based on collapses and one based on gradual changes remains with us today.
Human population rose very fast, quadrupling in one century. Could it go down faster? A model that includes ecosystem collapse suggests that it can fall faster, predicting a decline to 2 billion by 2050, one-third of a century.
according to erik michaels it will by a long decline I thinks that mean gradual decline so if it is a decline like the Roman empire it's mean slow the Roman empire the decline lasted a few centuries ?
Human population rose very fast, quadrupling in one century. Could it go down faster? A model that includes ecosystem collapse suggests that it can fall faster, predicting a decline to 2 billion by 2050, one-third of a century.
according to erik michaels it will by a long decline I thinks that mean gradual decline so if it is a decline like the Roman empire it's mean slow the Roman empire the decline lasted a few centuries ?
"The Second Coming" or "The Gyre" by William B Yeats is another interesting attempt to describe this matter. If nothing else, it is beautiful writing.
Hello, David Collins. I just might be your evil twin. 🙂