There is no holding it back. Major global trauma will come. We must begin to prepare for it in order to reduce the magnitude of the trauma. Being prepared may not prevent the occurrence, but it certainly can prevent further trauma from rippling throughout society. The after shocks of an event are often more traumatic than the event.
Humanity has a great ability to abuse itself as a whole and as individual members.
We must begin to establish an understanding of what we believe we are and why we believe we exist. It is through such an understanding that we can draw together rather than splinter apart before a major global catastrophe occurs. We must do so as we did in science and religion. We must stick to the concept that a universal philosophy is not universal if its basic principle cannot be understood to the general population.