‘Will’ or ‘would’?

[learning101]

Hi all,
I am wondering which of these are correct and the reasons behind them.
1. Who knows what the future will/ would bring?
2. If I am to predict the end of the world in the year 3000, should I say:
‘The world would/will end in the year 3000?’

 

[jutfrank]

I assume both of these sentences are your own.

You need will in both cases because you're thinking about a real possible future.

 

[learning101]

But how could the world end in year 3000 be a real possible future?

 

[emsr2d2]

But how could the world ending in the year 3000 be a real possible future?

At the rate we're going with damage to the climate and the environment, there's a very real possibility of the world (as we know it) being well and truly done for by then.

 

[jutfrank]

But how could the world end in year 3000 be a real possible future?

Well, what were you thinking about when you made the prediction?

 

[GoesStation]

2. If I am to predict the end of the world in the year 3000, should I say:
‘The world would/will end in the year 3000?’

But how could the world end in year 3000 be a real possible future?

When you predict something, you expect it to happen. You think it's going to happen. That's not just possible; it's likely.