The poll of the apocalypse

Undertoad · 05-17-2008, 12:05 PM

The apocalypse scenario is something the human mind seems to want to believe in and to spread. The end times for humanity, if not the entire planet, is the centerpiece of just about every religion. The mind judges actions by their consequences, and the harshest of all consequences, really resonates. It is these stories that we continue to share with urgency, generation after generation after generation, even though they are flat out fantasy tales.

There's only one that's really worth talking about today. About 25 million years ago, the earth was hit by a 7-mile (10 km) wide asteroid. It landed in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Shortly thereafter 90% of all life on the earth was wiped out.

Every few years astronomers locate another big-ass rock in space headed our direction. This being the only apocalypse that's actually proven to have happened, there should be much more emphasis on locating these things and working out how to crack them up before they reach us.

Of course 25 million years since end days is a long time, and the odds are with us.

View Poll Results: When will the world 'END'
During my or my childrens' lifetime because of human actions	2	13.33%
During my or my childrens' lifetime because of natural disasters	0	0%
Sometime in the next 150 years	3	20.00%
It will end on Earth, but Humankind will escape offworld	4	26.67%
We will eventually find harmony with our planet again, and live indefinitely	6	40.00%
Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll

05-17-2008, 12:05 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The apocalypse scenario is something the human mind seems to want to believe in and to spread. The end times for humanity, if not the entire planet, is the centerpiece of just about every religion. The mind judges actions by their consequences, and the harshest of all consequences, really resonates. It is these stories that we continue to share with urgency, generation after generation after generation, even though they are flat out fantasy tales. There's only one that's really worth talking about today. About 25 million years ago, the earth was hit by a 7-mile (10 km) wide asteroid. It landed in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Shortly thereafter 90% of all life on the earth was wiped out. Every few years astronomers locate another big-ass rock in space headed our direction. This being the only apocalypse that's actually proven to have happened, there should be much more emphasis on locating these things and working out how to crack them up before they reach us. Of course 25 million years since end days is a long time, and the odds are with us.

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