Re: yes it can
Well, and I allowed the mood of the day to rule my post, too...being unfair to this thread.
Trigger events can be VERY slow - simply put - like God placing MAN on the planet: Domino effect leading to terrible scenarios over the span of well over a million years.
However, domino effects towards the BETTERMENT of mankind can have a trigger, as well. Sure, it can still start with a catastrophe, forcing our hand to work TOGETHER just to survive.
But look at what the "trigger" of a simple SMILE given someone, or the seeing of one happy baby cooing or grasping your finger, or the support of a total stranger, or...well...even having a massive BM in the morning can have a very specific and beneficial domino effect within the body!
Well, you get the picture...I needn't elaborate more.
I do have one desire, though. To be able to have the joy of being one of the first to enjoy a new "paradise" created by God Himself...or, at the very least, have the experience of living in a world that has not as yet been toyed with by man's ignorance and/or greed.
Heck, I might as well digress TOTALLY and say, I hope this is all just a nightmare. OK, Dad/Father/God, we got the message...please...just wake us up, now!