Things may not happen suddenly, it may be an accumilation of every single event that has taken place.
So by the time that moment arrives it won't seem extraordinary.
jan.
Jan, I don't know if you really meant to say that because when you reach the moment, it is the accumulation of everything that has taken place. I don't think you're understanding by what I meant by the moment. Pick any point in history and you will find an accumulation of events that leads someone to predict exactly what LG mentioned regarding a rude awakening or radical rethinking taking place, usually complete with a time frame. I think it safe to say that in 100 years time this same sentiment will be issued by someone else. In fact I'm sure the moment arrives somewhere in the world on a daily basis.
There is something about our apparent inherent wickedness that leads religious philosophers into making these determinations. They are if anything, repetitive, proving once again the old axiom about history repeating itself.