DislikedRe Oil:
There's no doubt that the world is going thru MASSIVE changes now and it will probably continue for a while. However, to dismiss the human spirit, the creativity and the will of some people is wrong. People will innovate and move on. New ideas will be forced upon us as the status quo will no longer be the "easy" choice. Ethanol, Solar, hybrids and vegetable oil (yes check it out as a fuel source) will become "accepted". Civilization is not going to crumble, it will just evolve.Ignored
Will it be the end of the world? Heck, no! As you said the world will adapt and move on.
Will it be the end of the world as we know it in its current state? Heck, yeah! The world will stop operating the same way it does right now. It just won't be able to run at the current pace without the supply of oil. And quite frankly we do need a change. It will get worse before it gets better. But it will eventually get better! Hopefully the future for our kids is not all gloom and doom...
Just my 2 pips