Will there ever be a second Dark Ages?

There have been various Dark Ages (e.g. collapse of the Egyptian Old Kingdom) so it would not be the 2nd. A"Dark Age" might be defined as a loss of information & knowledge, plus a loss of population & average life expectancy and significant loss of economic & material production. This could happen as a result of a number of scenarios. read more

The Second Dark Ages for most of the United States of America alledgely started on September 11, 2001 when the World Trade Center in New York City was destroyed and will probably not end until the year 2045 or even further when the Singularity become more than just a distant fantasy or an impossible dream. read more

There is absolutely more than one period referred to as a “dark age”. The first, or “Bronze Dark Age” was a sudden, violent disintegration of urban societies that made the collapse of Western Rome look like a hiccup. Every civilization that existed at that time fell. read more