With segwit activation on august 1st, I think a split is almost certainly going to happen.
I remember the first time I heard about a possible hard fork a few years ago, it freaked me out and I dumped all my coins.
No one could really predict how things will go and i really hope there wont be any network split as i really do not want to see that happen in bitcoin,just like you freaked a few years ago people who have the tendency to freak out will sell all their coins

which in turn people who are happy to purchase will grab those without hesitation.