Lost faith in humanity? Rejoice, Stephen Hawking says we're doomed

If you think you've had enough of humanity after this soul-crushing 2016, Stephen Hawking is here to remind you that we will not probably survive another 1,000 years -- unless Elon Musk finds a way to get us to Mars. SEE ALSO: Brexit is so complicated, even Stephen Hawking won't touch it The world-renowned theoretical physicist gave a stark (or relieving) warning about the future at the Oxford Union debating society describing 2016 -- believe it or not -- as a "glorious time to be alive and doing research into theoretical physics." Hawking hailed the fact that in the last 50 years humans "have been able to come this close to understanding the laws that govern us and the universe." "We will map the position of millions of galaxies with the help of [super] computers like Cosmos," he added. "We will better understand our place in the universe. Perhaps one day we will be able to use gravitational waves to look right back into the heart of the Big Bang."