We really don't have any reason the believe they have anything to do with humanity, or if they're in any sort of sequential order. #3 could just as easily come before #1, and be the cause of the fear in #1. #2 could come before or after either, and the decision to stay could be what is doubted. I wouldn't rely on those three cards anymore than any of the other cards in the deck. And many of those cards aren't immediately clear as to time/place/timeline/Ect