Look Out! It's the Apocalypse!

[PoiuyWired]

Well, Assume that we don't kill ourselves off in the first place, we would eventually succeed in space travel, and start contaminating and infecting other planets.

 

I think the question above though, is about this planet, this piece of rock(and things). Then it would mostlikely be the sun going nova.

 

Obviously we cannot exclude the possability of destruction via out own species, or other alien species, once the human(or whatever we call it in the future as long as there are pointy ears) starts populating other stars.

 

I mean, there MUST be alien lifeforms out there, given the probability. Obviously meeting them would be a problem, not to mention meeting a species of space travelling ability. And if we find any primitive sentients... *sigh* rest be sure there would be some fun genocide going on, amongst other things.

[JediMaster12]

I actually don't choose any of the above because at one point some of those options will take place during a span of seven years. Yes I am referring to the actual apocalypse as written in the Book of Revelation. While I have a scientist's hard hat I have my religious one and I sincerely believe that it will happen.

[Achilles]

I actually don't choose any of the above because at one point some of those options will take place during a span of seven years. Yes I am referring to the actual apocalypse as written in the Book of Revelation. While I have a scientist's hard hat I have my religious one and I sincerely believe that it will happen.

Summary of Christian eschatological differences

 

Also, you're aware that every major mythology has a set of myths surround the end times, right? What makes the story that christianity sells any more plausible?

[Totenkopf]

Reminds me of the statement about how God will come like a thief in the night, so always be on your gaurd (ie live the right kind of life), for you know not the hour.

[MdKnightR]

I see your reply and up you a Marcus Brickstone.

 

 

Pretty funny guy! However, I have to wonder why you put a link to his rant on religion. Do you see me as a religious sort just because I don't believe that humans make a significant impact on global warming? Nothing could be further from the truth.

[Dagobahn Eagle]

Because I... gave you the wrong link:p.

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[MdKnightR]

Because I... gave you the wrong link:p.

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I took the liberty of listening to that after his rant on religion last night. Its not near as funny though. I guess that he is to you what George Carlin is to me.

[JediMaster12]

Summary of Christian eschatological differences

 

Also, you're aware that every major mythology has a set of myths surround the end times, right? What makes the story that christianity sells any more plausible?

I see you quoted wikipedia Achilles. I have no choice but to not trust it. I believe I have said a fair piece on the validity of wikipedia. Anyway all I am saying is that there are some things that science won't always predict. end ties I think is one of them. All goes to whether you have faith or not.

[Achilles]

I see you quoted wikipedia Achilles. I have no choice but to not trust it.

Hmmm...the article was well-cited when I looked.

Interesting that you won't assign any value to this because you percieve it as having questionable authorship, however you'll committ yourself completely to a text that was written more than 2,000 years ago by (mostly) anonymous authors that used now-dead languages and has been subjected to innumerable textual alterations throughout the years. Doesn't seem very intellectually honest to me.

 

Anyway all I am saying is that there are some things that science won't always predict. end ties I think is one of them. All goes to whether you have faith or not.

If you'd like to offer your reasons for why you think the story outlined in the book of revelations is more credible than any of the other end time myths (feel free to include the scientific predictions regarding the death of our sun), I'd more than love to hear what you have to say.

[Darth InSidious]

Societal fragmentation and economic atrophy.

 

Failing that, rivers the colour of blood, wormwood, seven angels, a scroll that tastes sweet and feels bitter and four people on horseback with gibberish instructions.

[Tysyacha]

Tysyacha here, and I'm having a heaping helping of some crow cocktail as an aperitif, followed by crow cordon bleu as my entree, crow Cobb salad as a side dish, crow cornbread as my slice of biscuit carbs with my meal, and for dessert, crow cobbler a la mode! (Oops, just found out they're all out of that. I'll settle for humble pie instead.)

 

How come it only occurred to me that my question was ambiguous only AFTER I hit the "SUBMIT POLL" key?!? Arrrgh!!! Definitely wasn't playing my pazaak "A" game...

 

Anyway, what I really mean is actually 2 questions instead of the vague-azoid 1:

 

Question 1: How will this planet come to an end? I vote the Sun going nova.

Question 2: How will civilization come to an end? I vote war/terrorism.

 

Sorry for any and all confusion this question has caused you. And to think I got an "A" in Stats when I took it as a community college satellite course back in 2003!

[JoeDoe 2.0]

Nuclear war, thats how. We'll kill each other.

 

Or we consume all the natural resources and fight for the few remaining scraps.

[Arcesious]

No nuclear war. Don't orget th eInternatioanl Treaty prevents that- if soebody desides to fire a nuke without permission from all 3 world superpowers, they'll face grave consequences.

For example:

 

If hugo chvez tries to hit the U.S with a nuke, the assassination amendment or whateve r it's called will become null and void towards venzula, and the U.S will be allowing to assinate Hugo chavez.

If north Korea tries to kill us, they'll fail due to the nifty new offshore anti-missile defenses platforms. One platform on each coast, each will multi-thousand mile range, and effective agaisnt multiple missile attacks. if that fail, the International Satellite network's few military staellites can shoot them down.

 

If noclear war ensues between the three world superpowers, we all know who'll win. The U.S of course. Were the top dog military superpower. even if we do take soem damge in a nuclear war, we'll still win in the very end. Note that we have constiderable advnatage due to the fact that the U.S controls th wrolds majority of military satellites...

[Jae Onasi]

No nuclear war. Don't orget th eInternatioanl Treaty prevents that- if soebody desides to fire a nuke without permission from all 3 world superpowers, they'll face grave consequences.

 

That's assuming we're all still around and haven't completely destroyed each other with the nukes in the first place. The people who are going to use the nukes aren't going to care about any treaties.

[Achilles]

if soebody desides to fire a nuke without permission from all 3 world superpowers

Forgive me: which three are those? Last I had heard, the U.S. was the only superpower in the world. Apparently that comes with a clause that exempts us from the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, a fact that makes us appears as hypocrites to other nations and emboldens those that consider us to be imperialists.

[MdKnightR]

Here's a link to an article that appeared in my local paper today. I love reading Walter Williams' column every week. This one is called Deadly Environmentalists.

[Sabretooth]

No nuclear war. Don't orget th eInternatioanl Treaty prevents that- if soebody desides to fire a nuke without permission from all 3 world superpowers, they'll face grave consequences.

For example:

 

If hugo chvez tries to hit the U.S with a nuke, the assassination amendment or whateve r it's called will become null and void towards venzula, and the U.S will be allowing to assinate Hugo chavez.

If north Korea tries to kill us, they'll fail due to the nifty new offshore anti-missile defenses platforms. One platform on each coast, each will multi-thousand mile range, and effective agaisnt multiple missile attacks. if that fail, the International Satellite network's few military staellites can shoot them down.

 

If noclear war ensues between the three world superpowers, we all know who'll win. The U.S of course. Were the top dog military superpower. even if we do take soem damge in a nuclear war, we'll still win in the very end. Note that we have constiderable advnatage due to the fact that the U.S controls th wrolds majority of military satellites...

 

Some questions:

 

1. What three superpowers?

2. When do you need a permission from another country to launch a nuke? You think that country would grant the permission?

3. Ever considered the possibility of other nations having better weaponry, but not advertising it as extensively as America?

 

(The last question is a little less serious!)

[Totenkopf]

Some questions:

 

1. What three superpowers?

2. When do you need a permission to launch a nuke from another country? You think that country would grant the permission?

3. Ever considered the possibility of other nations having better weaponry, but not advertising it as extensively as America?

 

(The last question is a little less serious!)

 

I suspect the PRC was being included in that group.

[mur'phon]

they'll fail due to the nifty new offshore anti-missile defenses platforms.

Last time I checked these things have only been able to hit misilies when they had the planned path of the missiles, and even then they missed around half of the time. Ad decoys to the mix, and relying on them to keep you safe seems rather risky

 

the International Satellite network's few military staellites can shoot them down

 

Have this ever been tested, against balistic missiles? If so where?

 

The U.S of course. Were the top dog military superpower. even if we do take soem damge in a nuclear war, we'll still win in the very end

 

Russia has a huge number of nuclear missiles, enough to cover every american city many times over. In addition, their weapons are spread over all of Russia, as well as in subs. Of course, the U.S can destroy Russia, (as well as any other country), but It won't neccesary be in first place after a nuclear war, it might be tied for last place..............

[Darth InSidious]

I believe the three nuclear powers are probably the US (who nicked our scientists for it), us (the UK, who grabbed it because the US were being wankers over having it), and either Russia or China (because the US and the UK were getting jittery).

 

And these weapons systems and defence systems are all computers. This whole discussion neglects the real war- the hacking war to get into one anothers systems/block one anothers hackers. If you aren't careful, all your base are belong to us, you are on the path to destruction, and you have no chance to survive, make your time ha ha ha ha...

 

Assuming that isn't an issue, one co-ordinated missile strike could destroy the USA without much difficulty. Take out the Pentagon, NORAD, the CIA etc and the rest will follow...Of course, hacking and/or distracting them first is a good option, too..."cuius testiculos habes...", as the saying goes.

 

EDIT: Oh, and my original post in this thread referred to a societal collapse. In the end, we will probably be conquered, and the bones of our descendants shall be shaped into flutes. A few of our books will survive, and a couple of stone buildings, and that'll be about it.

[PoiuyWired]

I actually don't choose any of the above because at one point some of those options will take place during a span of seven years. Yes I am referring to the actual apocalypse as written in the Book of Revelation. While I have a scientist's hard hat I have my religious one and I sincerely believe that it will happen.

 

Including things like weirdos flying around on monsters and nikkid angels lopping heads off?

 

I think its time for you to stalk up on anti-monster bullets then, so you can snipe down a few of them angels when the time comes.

[The Source]

I choose "Death By Aliens".

[Fredi]

Super nova in acople of hundred years.... yah

[Miltiades]

I chose natural disasters. Maybe some gigantic volcano eruption. It could be a mixture of tsunami's, earthquakes, droughts, you name it. Otherwise, it'll be an enormous asteroid, like the one that (probably) exterminated the dinosaurs.

[Arcesious]

Maybe that one Anubis Asterid that's coming by to say hi to earth in 2036 or whatever?

You know, we could all die form a black hole any second, as a black hole could be swallowing up the universe as we speak, and we'll also be slwallowed up tommorow before we evene know the universe is being obliterated by it.