Villar perosa

Over all of the years of wars, pollution and vast syupidity there is one simple conclusion to this, this world is ending. Even if we stopped all of our pollution now it would take thousands of years for earth to repair. War will never be over and we are only overdue for WWIII. The void of stupidity this world has come to is rediculous. I cant belive there are people who will literaly starve to death to be skinny, then just fucking hide their skinnyness and STILL!!! keep starving. There are people who kill for a fucking most-likley non-existant God and still keep fucking saying this is what their god wants. We are all fucked.

ASU2003

The world won't end, it will still be around after the humans are gone. And, even if 99% of all humans are wiped out in a pandemic, asteroid or major war, there will still be millions of survivors.

There was a story a few months ago about what would happen if there were no humans on the planet. I can't believe I remembered reading it and was able to find the links.

http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/20...jpg&frame=true

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg19225731.100

pai mei

They do not kill in the name of God, but in the name of their invented religion, which is custom made to fit their needs

Galatians 3:28 - "There is neither Jew nor Greek [i.e. Gentile], there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."

Cynthetiq

They have been saying variants of this since the Roman Times and more than likely even before.

So how is this a discussion? What is it that you'd like to discuss that "We are done, this world is done"?

Or is this just a rant?

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desal75

Starving to be skinny is a sickness, not everyone who does it is merely being vain. Some of them can't help it.

And I have to echo Cynthetiq sentiments. People have thought "it can't get any worse!" since the beginning of time. The idea of the Good Old Days is a falsity. Their has always been evil deeds in the world.

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DaveOrion

While almost every generation has come to think theirs may be the last, there has never been a time when we could destroy ourselves with nuclear bombs, or a time when we could so profoundly change our enviroment for the worse. There has never been a time when this many human beings walked the earth either......kinda makes ya think, but I still have hope.....hope that the meek really will inherit the earth.....maybe then we can find a better way.

ubertuber

Does anyone else think Dave's post is funny given his signature?

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DaveOrion

Is that better??? BTW, I never said I was meek......when I said "we" in the last sentence, I meant all of humanity, or whatever part is left and never considered I would be part of it....... I think I'll stick to reading about clit hood piercing....much more interesting...

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shakran

couple of problems with what you said. In the first place, anorexia isn't stupid, it's a mental disorder requiring treatment. We don't say people are stupid for getting cancer - nor should we say it when they have anorexia. I should point out that there are a LOT of people on this forum, and some of them might just have anorexia - I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate you informing them that they are "fucking stupid."

The second idea, that the world is ending because people are stupid, is a cop out. Great, the world's ending, nothing can be done about it, so I don't have to try and change the way society thinks. If yours was the common attitude, black people would still be slaves, homosexuals would still be in the closet, and people would still think the ice capades was a good idea

The_Jazz

Those should be the first ones into the "re-education camps" when the revolution comes.

As for the OP, gotta question or just letting off steam? Personally, I can think of at least a couple of other occassions where everyone was closer to extinction than now along with truely stupid ideas. Black Death with a side of Inquisition anyone?

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Ch'i

Who's Dave? Cynthetique?

pan6467

Did someone say the Spanish Inquisition??????????

We now return you to your pessimism and bickering over who will ruin the Earth first those who break the egg pointy end or those who break the egg big roundy bottomed way.......

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Ch'i

If you see fault about our world as it exists today, then change it, Villar. Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Baraka_Guru

Have no fear! Nanotechnology is the answer! Here's a sample from NASA:

We could even put these "swarms" in people's minds! Make them behave all nice-like.

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desal75

When I was teaching history I used to read the students quotes from people stating how the world was going to hell in a hand basket and that people were overly violent and uncaring. I would then ask the class when these quotes were from. Invariably they would say very recently.

It was Aristotle.

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pai mei

http://www.willthomas.net/Convergenc...ke_On_Iran.htm

Yes we are done. The leaders of today's world are incredible.

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ASU2003

The general populace doesn't know close to half of the crap that goes on in the world.

But I wouldn't say that this Israel-US interaction actually happened. There are some other news stories that don't have the same story. Or maybe it is a conspiracy.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1290331.ece
http://regimechangeiniran.com/2007/0...leaks-iran-pl/
http://sevenstripes.com/blog/2007/01...o-attack-iran/

la petite moi

THANK YOU! I've suffered from an eating disorder for 14 years- most recently (the last 3 years) from anorexia nervosa. I don't do this to look pretty, or skinny. Not at all. It's an age-old coping mechanism. Please, if you really want to read about it, visit my website: Letters for Lovely Ladies (and Lads)

Willravel

OMG SHE'S BACK! *dances*

Cynosure

That is so-ooo reassuring!



But, seriously: If a beautiful flower exists in a post-apocalyptic world, but there is no one around to appreciate it, is that flower still beautiful? No, because beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder, and thus it cannot really exist if there is absolutely no beholders whatsoever capable of making the judgment "That is beautiful".

loquitur

I wanted to find one that started "Repent Ye Sinners" but couldn't find it........

abaya

*echo*

LPM, how the heck are ya!! You've been missed around here... please send an update when you can!

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Baraka_Guru

This is true. It would be like asking the question "How delicious does the centre of the sun taste?"

Actually, this would be more along the lines of the sublime.

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boink

anyone see a show on discovery or history channel ? something like planet earth after humans ? pritty cool show and if true the earth comes back fairly quick. they show how life is comming right back near Chernobil.

imho, humans are the worst thing to arise on planet earth.

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