NationStates Jolt Archive

...and I feel fine. I'm looking forward to it and I think it may come in my lifetime.Climate change, nuclear war, comets, etc could all doom us all. Do you think it will happen in your lifetime? If so, are you looking forward to it?

No, I still haven't played Gears of War yet.

...and I feel fine. I'm looking forward to it and I think it may come in my lifetime.Climate change, nuclear war, comets, etc could all doom us all. Do you think it will happen in your lifetime? If so, are you looking forward to it?

i don't think it will come in my liftime. why would it, there have always been disasters, maybe the end of life as we know it, but not the end of human life per se.

the end of the world as we know it would be great because the world as we know it sucks!

The end of the world as a habitable place is probably thosuands of years off at least is what I am betting on.

Personally, I think the 21st century's going to be the best we've ever had in our entire history. Just look at the technological and economic development we've had in the past six years, let alone in the next 95. Things we couldn't dream of even only 10 years ago are a reality today, and that advancement is being combined with an increasingly globalized mindset that is tearing down the old barriers that stopped progress in the past.

If there's one thing that's true about human history, it's that the optimists are right many, many times more than the pessimists.

What, no poll?

I can't do anything about it if it comes catastrophically, so I don't care. If it's slow, I don't care unless it discomfits me and my lifestyle. So I basically don't care. End of the world, end of the schmorld. What's for dinner?

the world will end 18/4. year TBA, as my crystal ball is not working well.

This is sort of like a religious generational version of "Henry the VIII". Eact time, the verse is the same yet it keeps going on.

...and I feel fine. I'm looking forward to it and I think it may come in my lifetime.Climate change, nuclear war, comets, etc could all doom us all. Do you think it will happen in your lifetime? If so, are you looking forward to it?

I'm actually looking forward to having kids and seeing them raise their kids in a world that doesn't have to worry about this sort of thing. So no, unlike some of you fundies I'm not looking forward to it. Thank you.

No, I still haven't played Gears of War yet.

same here and it looks so dam cool

Nuclear War isn't more likely than it was 30 years ago, neither are comets and climate change isn't going to kill us. End time thinking is a load of bollocks

same here and it looks so dam cool

Then you know how I feel when I say I don't want the world to end yet.

same here and it looks so dam cool

You haven't lived untilyou've attached a chainsaw to your rifle :D

All throughout history people have predicted the end of the world, almost every generation believes it is the last. They've been wrong a thousand times before and they're wrong this time too.

I live each day as if it were my last, and no, I don't mean that I go out and start doing illegal stuff.

It all depends on how you look at it. I'm not so concerned about the end of the world, but I'm curious to learn what happens to us after it. :D

Birthday party cheesecake jelly bean BOOM!

I havn't even gone to uni yet, least let me finish a degree in international politics.

All throughout history people have predicted the end of the world, almost every generation believes it is the last. They've been wrong a thousand times before and they're wrong this time too.

the inca's predicted the end of their civilization pretty accurate. but yeah, you're probably right.
and isn't the fear for "the end of the world" always greater round the change of centuries.

Nuclear War isn't more likely than it was 30 years ago, neither are comets and climate change isn't going to kill us. End time thinking is a load of bollocks

If anything, the threat of nuclear war is what has prevented us from having WWIII.

Then you know how I feel when I say I don't want the world to end yet.
yes
You haven't lived untilyou've attached a chainsaw to your rifle :D
just watching a clip of some one using it on YouTube make's me want to just jump into the game

same here and it looks so dam cool

It's the future of bayonets people!

Nuclear War isn't more likely than it was 30 years ago, neither are comets and climate change isn't going to kill us. End time thinking is a load of bollocks

Especially such dull end of world methods. Rogue neutron star is what I'm rooting for. Sure it wouldn't be in my lifetime, we'd detect it a century or so out, but still it'd be cool. Preferably a Magnetar.

It's the future of bayonets people!

it's no longer fixs bayonets, its now start your baysaws

no, i'd rather have a good run of it before the end of the world comes along.

If there's one thing that's true about human history, it's that the optimists are right many, many times more than the pessimists.
You really are nauseatingly hopeful, do you know that?

However, I doubt the world is going to end; at this point, I've already survived at least 2 predicted apocalypses with my DVD and porno collections intact.

Seeing as how EVERY generation thinks they're going to be the last before a Nucular war/giant asteroid/global warming/etc.

I'd say no.

You really are nauseatingly hopeful, do you know that?

What can I say? :p

However, I doubt the world is going to end; at this point, I've already survived at least 2 predicted apocalypses with my DVD and porno collections intact.

That would be the end of the world. Losing my /b/ folder would be close to that level of shittiness, but not quite.

Personally, I think the 21st century's going to be the best we've ever had in our entire history.
Out of curiosity, which century do you think has been the best so far?

Personally, I think the 21st century's going to be the best we've ever had in our entire history. Just look at the technological and economic development we've had in the past six years, let alone in the next 95. Things we couldn't dream of even only 10 years ago are a reality today, and that advancement is being combined with an increasingly globalized mindset that is tearing down the old barriers that stopped progress in the past.

If there's one thing that's true about human history, it's that the optimists are right many, many times more than the pessimists.

Just when I thought I was the only one on the board who thought such things!

Such boorish thoughts are those that treat the human race and the planet on which they exist as fagile and in need of being cradled! Civilization is neither something that has ever existed only on its toes. We are thiving.

I'm afraid that this belief in a coming Apocalypse held by so many on the Christian Right may be self-fulfilling. They look everywhere for signs of the End, and they find it everywhere. And in their reactionary politics and social commentary they end up making the problems worse. Just look at the Iraq war.

While I don't think that the end of the world is coming, I'm expecting there to be a second Dark Age.

That would be the end of the world. Losing my /b/ folder would be close to that level of shittiness, but not quite.
*hides his "anti-/b/" virus*

No, I'm not looking forward to the end of the world, my fundie aquaintance. I have not met a mate. My parents are in love with each other and have been for the past 21 years and continue to be perfectly in love with each other and I want that too, damn it. I also want to raise kids, or at least a daughter. An athletic daughter who's smarter than I am and overall a better person. :)

When reading this (http://qntm.org/destroy) I get the feeling that it'll be a while.

If anything, the threat of nuclear war is what has prevented us from having WWIII.
But what about nuclear terrorism? Nuclear materials are more freely available than they've ever been and terrorists aren't restrained by the doctrine of MAD.

I just saw the first sign of the apocolypse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo0wpasxieQ

Celine Dion singing "He told me to come but I was already there" while doing air guitar.

But what about nuclear terrorism? Nuclear materials are more freely available than they've ever been and terrorists aren't restrained by the doctrine of MAD.

That's true, but at the same time the terrorists' weapons are nothing compared to the destruction that a MIRV can wreak upon another nation. Dirty bombs and suitcase bombs would cause massive loss of life, but would not incur the kind of damage that MAD prevented.

Better nuclear security is a big issue; we need it, and we need it bad to preven t a major attack. Thankfully, there have been some technological improvements recently, but it's still pretty insecure.

If there's one thing that's true about human history, it's that the optimists are right many, many times more than the pessimists.

No... it's just that we don't know as much about the times when the pessimists were right, because the relevant societies collapsed.

And that has happened many, many times.

...and I feel fine. I'm looking forward to it and I think it may come in my lifetime.Climate change, nuclear war, comets, etc could all doom us all. Do you think it will happen in your lifetime? If so, are you looking forward to it?

Please, not until I get laid.

No... it's just that we don't know as much about the times when the pessimists were right, because the relevant societies collapsed.

And that has happened many, many times.

But even so, society has survived and continues to grow and advance despite the loss of some civilizations along the way.

If you want nuclear destruction nothing beats the wrath of Pluto. An open solid core ramjet spewing fallout and spitting nukes around the world at supersonic speeds. It would have been quite a sight to and if I had to choose the WMD to kick off WW3 and probably kill me I'd want it to be Pluto.

But even so, society has survived

You mean "the human species." Yes, it has survived... but it was never before in our power to destroy ourselves. Now it is. Not only is it, but we even can do it in several different ways.

and continues to grow and advance

Judging by the record of "growth" and "advancement", that's at best a mixed blessing.

I thought the world as we knew had already ended, but no one noticed because we were all busy with stuff. Which kind of accelerated its end, by the way.

No.

I still have never had any thing which could be identified as a girlfriend. I mean, I'm asexual, but the emotional part is nice.

If the world ends in my lifetime, I'll just get out some tequila, sit down in a comfy chair, and enjoy the show.

If a comet is on its way, I'll set up a lawn chair on the roof, bust out my homebrew and enjoy the fireworks all the way up until I suddenly cease to exist in a gigantic fireball.

If a comet is on its way, I'll set up a lawn chair on the roof, bust out my homebrew and enjoy the fireworks all the way up until I suddenly cease to exist in a gigantic fireball.

You won't even get to see it. The thing travels faster than the fastest plane. In fact, if I remember correctly, it travels at about 500 miles per SECOND.

Also: Enjoy (http://rapidshare.com/files/14033868/12_It_s_the_End_of_the_World_as_We_Know_It__And_I_Feel_Fine_.mp3.html)

You won't even get to see it. The thing travels faster than the fastest plane. In fact, if I remember correctly, it travels at about 500 miles per SECOND.

I'll set up so that I can see it within the orbit of the moon. Perhaps give myself a telescope or something. After all, it's a good ways out to the moon. I'll watch the bastard on the way in.