"The end of the world is Nigh"

[the_bob_delusion]

So the Christians claim the end of the world is approaching as indicated in the bible. Bushfires, viruses, flooding, earthquakes  and locus plaque etc etc have all been prophesied as signs of the imminent apocalypse and judgement day.

Do you think the world is ending?

Are you worried?

Do you think you'll go to heaven or hell?

[davewil1964]

They prophesied that for 1000.

Then again for 2000.

I'll start worrying in 2999.

Heaven and hell don't exist, so I doubt I'll go to either.

[davidc4430]

[not_for_sale2025]

We could end tomorrow, but the world wouldn't. It could be a meteor strike, a series of earth quakes or Yellowstone could erupt. The real question is whether anybody living or dead could see the future. I doubt it.

However, "In late February and early March 2003, a large amount of media attention circulated around the globe regarding largely unknown and unpublished documents, evidently written by Isaac Newton, indicating that he believed the world would end no earlier than 2060." That concerns me a bit because he had a brilliant scientific mind and therefore his views would have some scientific basis. Luckily, I don't think I'll be available to witness it.

[imastawka]

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@the_bob_delusion wrote:

So the Christians claim the end of the world is approaching as indicated in the bible. Bushfires, viruses, flooding, earthquakes  and locus plaque etc etc have all been prophesied as signs of the imminent apocalypse and judgement day.

Do you think the world is ending?

Are you worried?

Do you think you'll go to heaven or hell?

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I'm unsure here.    

But a locust plague might trouble me to some extent.

[jetho1680]

The curse of man is the knowledge of his own demise.

Promoters of the 2012 doomsday have been absent since it fizzled away.

Lawrence E. Joseph and Jay Weidner are two.

Someone will get it correct one day.

[jetho1680]

Y2K the Boogieman of viruses, the destroyer of worlds.

Unleashed on the world by the computer industry and other companies climbed aboard.

Planes falling from the sky, Traffic Jams all over the world initiated by traffic lights since they are unable to distinguish between night and day.

We were returning to the dark ages to be hunted down by murderous groups of incensed toasters.

In all probability the biggest scam in history with billions wasted and billions made.

[sandypebbles]

Nope, it will be that evil 5G that end us all

[*kazumi*]

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@jetho1680 wrote:

Y2K the Boogieman of viruses, the destroyer of worlds.

Unleashed on the world by the computer industry and other companies climbed aboard.

Planes falling from the sky, Traffic Jams all over the world initiated by traffic lights since they are unable to distinguish between night and day.

We were returning to the dark ages to be hunted down by murderous groups of incensed toasters.

In all probability the biggest scam in history with billions wasted and billions made.

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NO!  It was not scam.  It did not happen because the top computer scientists worked day and night and got us ready.  Just as the COVID is pretty much under control in China, NZ and even here; NOT because it is a scam but because our governments are listing to the medical experts; well, most are listening, sort of.  The same with Ebola and SARS pandemic in 2003; major actions prevented global catastrophe. 

[springyzone]

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@the_bob_delusion wrote:

So the Christians claim the end of the world is approaching as indicated in the bible. Bushfires, viruses, flooding, earthquakes  and locus plaque etc etc have all been prophesied as signs of the imminent apocalypse and judgement day.

Do you think the world is ending?

Are you worried?

Do you think you'll go to heaven or hell?

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The Christians.

Sloppy reporting. There is no such thing as 'the Christians'. There are Christians of course, but they don't all put the exact same spin on things and I have not heard of the larger scale Christian religions claiming the end is nigh. Some Christians may think it, most do not.

If I said all muslims were terrorists, I'd have the boardies here outraged and down on me in 2 seconds flat with accusations of racism. But your post confirms my theory that people can say what they like about 'Christians' with impunity. Seriously, you can barely make a comment these days about muslims, race, gender, sexuality etc but it is always open season on Christians.

I am not saying that in an angry tone, just musing.

No, the world isn't ending just yet, it has a few billion years to go. Doesn't mean humans have though, that is a different question altogether, isn't it.