According to Hawking, a nuclear war or mutated viruses, which won’t be amenable to treatment, could be detrimental to human life.
The mankind couldn’t stop this destructive process that “due to” progress will undoubtedly be launched (if hasn’t already started), so it is necessary to recognize it and control it.
If people can’t take control of the harmful processes, then they will have to create colonies in the space. But this is unlikely to be possible, because in the next hundred years there won’t appear such technical possibilities.
If to think logically, the current political situation in the world and military conflicts in some countries may lead to a nuclear war. The hope is that only global policy can avoid the worst scenario.
As for the mutated virus, this problem isn’t less terrible than nuclear war. Even more terrible. After all, if a nuclear war somehow can be avoided, than to localize the epidemic, given that there is no vaccine, is almost impossible.
Previously, Hawking has said that the great danger to the world provides a so-called artificial intelligence. “Computer intelligence” supposedly could soon surpass its creator and begin to develop independently, and people just can’t resist it.
Who knows, at what age of advanced technologies it can happen. But if the forecasts fulfill – this is a question. Although nuclear war and virus mutation are very real problems…
At a young age Stephen Hawking was struck by a serious disease – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The illness paralyzed the scientist and now he can move only in a wheelchair.
Moreover, besides the fact that Steven can’t walk, he also can’t speak. For communication the scientist uses a special computer speech synthesizer.
Despite his illness and physical disabilities, Hawking has active way of life. The man even twice married and has three children.
