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First, for reference a bit later on, here's a Link to an earlier thread that was started by me, in this chesstalk Non-Chess Discussion Board:
Remedy to our world crisis, hit on by science, chess, history, & religion - ChessTalk / Parlons Échecs
After noting that there are any number of [un]related issues in that particular thread that I began, there has by now (as we all know) been a second major war between Israel and Iran in less than a year, one in which yet again the USA, the world's leading military power, has been involved with, to some extent or other (notably to a more considerable extent in the case of the second such war). This time, the war that involved those three nations didn't last only a dozen days before POTUS Trump managed to 'help' create a ceasefire (the first ceasefire of which eventually held in the summer of 2025, following the first such war, until the second such war commenced in early 2026). Instead, in the second such war it took well over a month for Trump to 'help' create such a ceasefire between the warring nations (though whether it will continue to 'hold', in spite of Iran accusing Israel of violating it, by actions taken re: territory that's within Lebanon, might be anyone's guess).
Now, allow me to (first of all) point to a factoid that I've mentioned online before:
Currently, there are nine (9) nations thought to have nuclear weapons (besides any other types of WMDs), and none of those nations require any unbiased mental health evaluation of their leaders (as I recently verified with a Google AI generated search result).
So, at least as I see it (at least when recalling that the keepers of the [only] annually updated science-based 'Doomsday Clock' did advance that clock significantly closer to Midnight', as of late January 2026), the odds of mankind surviving on planet Earth in any meaningful way (at least until we just might find [or terraform] another suitable planet [or moon] elsewhere, in plenty of time for some/many of us to live on), in case of any catastrophic worldwide disaster (such as any WW3 global nuclear war) are becoming increasingly lower by the day.
Short of (at least) somehow magically ridding ourselves perpetually of being saddled with any mad politicians with the power to use WMDs at least as a last resort in a war (such as might be triggered by events in the Old [or even New!?] World these days), I've asked myself what should we on planet Earth do, as of 2026?
At this point, if I were currently a total 'believer' in the 'atheist model' of our reality, things might seem grim, if I also were inclined to believe everything that I 've written so far in this Post, and cared even a little about whether mankind just might go extinct, very soon, even if after I were to pass on.
Anyway, for any who may care to, please look at the thread that I gave a link to, at the start of this Post (i.e. a Thread that's also in the Non-Chess Discussion Board of chesstalk). In its first Post, it provides an idea (recommendation 5 there) for inspiring more hope than one might have at this time (i.e. it's an unusual kind of prayer, that anyone could try at least once in their life, say while alone at home, ideally asap - the wording of it, when spoken aloud, just might be changed, perhaps only a little, for those who care to do that). It's an idea that does have some/much basis in general principles that are not much based on religion, alone (as I typed a few of those up as recommendations, such as [to try paraphrase my 1st recommendation that is there]: as every good/adult chess player knows, do not have fully child-like faith in opening repertoire chess books, etc.).
Anyhow, the main basis/theory I have for this idea, for possibly improving one's hope for the long-term survival of humanity, is that we may not have the most exact version of any sacred text anywhere in the world in 2026, and thus we might try (at little risk, I'd think) to pray at least once in our life to have such a version 'enforced' (that is, as if from somewhere from above), hopefully asap.
Whereas, those who might always pray for something that they may not even know is inexact (e.g. at least that's found within some part[s] in some inexact sacred text) just might get what they pray for, instead (such as an unexpectedly poor version of some sort of 'End Times' possibly continuing to unfold). Thus, such a continued trend, if indeed real, might go horribly wrong for us all (in the unlikely, but not impossible, event that someone nasty with an agenda got involved with writing/translating a sacred text at any time well before the 21st century, such as when identification of one's credentials was far from fool-proof - if you like, check online, e.g. for proof of identification during the versions of the Wycliffe Bible writing era - which then may [more or less] have somehow become the basis for any version of any such sacred text that has survived at least until 2026, whether or not any are exact versions at all).
I admit this is considered an unlikely event by Google's AI (I even checked if more than one such nasty person, in any Age, could successfully try to carry out any attempt to impose an agenda, and I even did not neglect to check if such a person[s] might have employed any sort of magic to do so [in case if there's any real chance that that sort of thing actually does work]). In spite of the apparently very low probability of such a thing ever happening (according to the Google AI search answers that I found long ago), I'm still recommending the [in private, possibly, if preferred] adoption of my idea for a prayer, in case what I'd loosely call such an 'insurance' (or 'risk management') measure just might be worth trying, possibly (& perhaps ideally) by a very large number of people, in a relatively short period of time.
To end with: at least in Christianity theology (and I've consider myself a Christian for a rather long time now), as I seem to recall, it is thought that a possibly highly significant/momentous prayer (such as to have a mountain moved by divine means after such a prayer is made, if He wishes to) when made by someone who might somehow know 100% for sure that The Father exists may well carry a lot of weight, though when added up, so possibly do the prayers by people who are less certain, in terms of their each having that 'nice percentage score' (perhaps even if praying for something which is not exact that's in some inexact version of any sacred text, I'd hazard to guess, such as praying in some way for any part that implies that all End Times prophesies must be fulfilled - so, again I 'd say, try praying for the most exact version of a sacred text to be 'enforced' [as if from above], ideally asap).
Again, if my (theories and/or) recommendation is wrong, there's little risk (as I see it) in trying such an idea (i.e. prayer) as I've suggested (see above), even if just prayed for once in private, in a given person's life (preferably asap). Note that if any should pray, I'd think they may be answered more often if they can first recall anything they might feel worth repenting that may have happened earlier in their lifetime (a simple 'I repent' might serve well, rather than trying to recall [or repeat aloud] every possible regret a person may/should have, would be my own best guess). Else, I myself continue to see less/little hope for humanity to survive in the long run, if something (or nothing) else is tried by anyone, such as to possibly leave all of our fates entirely/largely in the hands of one or more madmen who may sooner or later continue to make war (including possibly any who may lead any of the [up to] 9 nuke nations in 2026, as I've alluded to before).
Remedy to our world crisis, hit on by science, chess, history, & religion - ChessTalk / Parlons Échecs
After noting that there are any number of [un]related issues in that particular thread that I began, there has by now (as we all know) been a second major war between Israel and Iran in less than a year, one in which yet again the USA, the world's leading military power, has been involved with, to some extent or other (notably to a more considerable extent in the case of the second such war). This time, the war that involved those three nations didn't last only a dozen days before POTUS Trump managed to 'help' create a ceasefire (the first ceasefire of which eventually held in the summer of 2025, following the first such war, until the second such war commenced in early 2026). Instead, in the second such war it took well over a month for Trump to 'help' create such a ceasefire between the warring nations (though whether it will continue to 'hold', in spite of Iran accusing Israel of violating it, by actions taken re: territory that's within Lebanon, might be anyone's guess).
Now, allow me to (first of all) point to a factoid that I've mentioned online before:
Currently, there are nine (9) nations thought to have nuclear weapons (besides any other types of WMDs), and none of those nations require any unbiased mental health evaluation of their leaders (as I recently verified with a Google AI generated search result).
So, at least as I see it (at least when recalling that the keepers of the [only] annually updated science-based 'Doomsday Clock' did advance that clock significantly closer to Midnight', as of late January 2026), the odds of mankind surviving on planet Earth in any meaningful way (at least until we just might find [or terraform] another suitable planet [or moon] elsewhere, in plenty of time for some/many of us to live on), in case of any catastrophic worldwide disaster (such as any WW3 global nuclear war) are becoming increasingly lower by the day.
Short of (at least) somehow magically ridding ourselves perpetually of being saddled with any mad politicians with the power to use WMDs at least as a last resort in a war (such as might be triggered by events in the Old [or even New!?] World these days), I've asked myself what should we on planet Earth do, as of 2026?
At this point, if I were currently a total 'believer' in the 'atheist model' of our reality, things might seem grim, if I also were inclined to believe everything that I 've written so far in this Post, and cared even a little about whether mankind just might go extinct, very soon, even if after I were to pass on.
Anyway, for any who may care to, please look at the thread that I gave a link to, at the start of this Post (i.e. a Thread that's also in the Non-Chess Discussion Board of chesstalk). In its first Post, it provides an idea (recommendation 5 there) for inspiring more hope than one might have at this time (i.e. it's an unusual kind of prayer, that anyone could try at least once in their life, say while alone at home, ideally asap - the wording of it, when spoken aloud, just might be changed, perhaps only a little, for those who care to do that). It's an idea that does have some/much basis in general principles that are not much based on religion, alone (as I typed a few of those up as recommendations, such as [to try paraphrase my 1st recommendation that is there]: as every good/adult chess player knows, do not have fully child-like faith in opening repertoire chess books, etc.).
Anyhow, the main basis/theory I have for this idea, for possibly improving one's hope for the long-term survival of humanity, is that we may not have the most exact version of any sacred text anywhere in the world in 2026, and thus we might try (at little risk, I'd think) to pray at least once in our life to have such a version 'enforced' (that is, as if from somewhere from above), hopefully asap.
Whereas, those who might always pray for something that they may not even know is inexact (e.g. at least that's found within some part[s] in some inexact sacred text) just might get what they pray for, instead (such as an unexpectedly poor version of some sort of 'End Times' possibly continuing to unfold). Thus, such a continued trend, if indeed real, might go horribly wrong for us all (in the unlikely, but not impossible, event that someone nasty with an agenda got involved with writing/translating a sacred text at any time well before the 21st century, such as when identification of one's credentials was far from fool-proof - if you like, check online, e.g. for proof of identification during the versions of the Wycliffe Bible writing era - which then may [more or less] have somehow become the basis for any version of any such sacred text that has survived at least until 2026, whether or not any are exact versions at all).
I admit this is considered an unlikely event by Google's AI (I even checked if more than one such nasty person, in any Age, could successfully try to carry out any attempt to impose an agenda, and I even did not neglect to check if such a person[s] might have employed any sort of magic to do so [in case if there's any real chance that that sort of thing actually does work]). In spite of the apparently very low probability of such a thing ever happening (according to the Google AI search answers that I found long ago), I'm still recommending the [in private, possibly, if preferred] adoption of my idea for a prayer, in case what I'd loosely call such an 'insurance' (or 'risk management') measure just might be worth trying, possibly (& perhaps ideally) by a very large number of people, in a relatively short period of time.
To end with: at least in Christianity theology (and I've consider myself a Christian for a rather long time now), as I seem to recall, it is thought that a possibly highly significant/momentous prayer (such as to have a mountain moved by divine means after such a prayer is made, if He wishes to) when made by someone who might somehow know 100% for sure that The Father exists may well carry a lot of weight, though when added up, so possibly do the prayers by people who are less certain, in terms of their each having that 'nice percentage score' (perhaps even if praying for something which is not exact that's in some inexact version of any sacred text, I'd hazard to guess, such as praying in some way for any part that implies that all End Times prophesies must be fulfilled - so, again I 'd say, try praying for the most exact version of a sacred text to be 'enforced' [as if from above], ideally asap).
Again, if my (theories and/or) recommendation is wrong, there's little risk (as I see it) in trying such an idea (i.e. prayer) as I've suggested (see above), even if just prayed for once in private, in a given person's life (preferably asap). Note that if any should pray, I'd think they may be answered more often if they can first recall anything they might feel worth repenting that may have happened earlier in their lifetime (a simple 'I repent' might serve well, rather than trying to recall [or repeat aloud] every possible regret a person may/should have, would be my own best guess). Else, I myself continue to see less/little hope for humanity to survive in the long run, if something (or nothing) else is tried by anyone, such as to possibly leave all of our fates entirely/largely in the hands of one or more madmen who may sooner or later continue to make war (including possibly any who may lead any of the [up to] 9 nuke nations in 2026, as I've alluded to before).