God or Not?

Lights Out Last Night

Posted on March 31st, 2008 by admin.
Categories: Ranting.

All you have to do to end the world for yourself is to cease to remain
alive.

On 3/31/08, Dev wrote:
>
>
> Theists didn’t have the same capability to fulfill the end of the
> world themselves 2000 years ago.
>
> On Mar 30, 10:01 pm, “Timothy 1:4a” wrote:
> > If hay wagons had bumper stickers, then people have been displaying
> > those bumper stickers for almost 2000 years. Part of EVERY generation
> > thinks that they are the Revelations generation. They have been wrong
> > over 65 times so far (using the traditional overestimate of 30 years
> > per generation) and they are wrong again this time.
> >
> > On Mar 30, 9:49 pm, educated fool wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > I saw a bumper sticker on the way home from work Friday. It said, “WE
> > > ARE THE REVELATIONS GENERATION.” Crazy stuff.
> >
> > > On Mar 30, 3:42 pm, Dev wrote:
> >
> > > > Well, if it makes you feel any better, about half of the US
> population
> > > > thinks Jesus is probably coming back in the next fifty years and
> even
> > > > more than that are looking forward to the end of the world–not a
> good
> > > > incentive to not fuck things up even more, as many believe a time of
> > > > great strife is required for Christ’s return. And with the
> > > > technological advancement of weaponry it becomes more likely that
> > > > Islamic extremists will get ahold of WMDs as time passes and use
> them
> > > > with no concern for the livelihood or well-being of anyone. So there
> > > > is absolutely no way you are going to be responsible for the end the
> > > > world–the theists are waaaaaay ahead of you. :)
> >
> > > > On Mar 30, 12:43 pm, Medusa wrote:
> >
> > > > > Last night at 8:00 my time, I shut off my lights, my computer, and
> my
> > > > > stereo.
> >
> > > > > And I sat in the dark and thought about what a mess our species
> has
> > > > > made of this planet. What can we do about it? What will we do
> about
> > > > > it? What will _I_ do about it?
> >
> > > > > Can I live without my electronic toys for more than an hour? I
> don’t
> > > > > think so; my mind was wandering off into what I wanted to look up
> > > > > Online after about 20 minutes in the dark. I missed my music,
> too.
> >
> > > > > The electricity I use is generated by a nuclear power plant a few
> > > > > towns away from here. Clean energy? I think not. The
> radioactive
> > > > > waste from this plant has a half life of over 500 years. If all
> > > > > humans disappeared tomorrow, our impact on the planet will remain
> for
> > > > > centuries. (Yes, I read “The World Without Us;” good book.)
> >
> > > > > Since I don’t believe in a deity looking out for us, I think the
> > > > > solutions will have to come from us.
> >
> > > > > Or is it already too late? I thought about this, too. Maybe the
> > > > > generation that is just learning how to walk and talk is going to
> be
> > > > > very angry at us someday. Something else I thought about: those
> with
> > > > > the most children and grandchildren seem to be those who do not
> care
> > > > > about a solution. A lot of them don’t even think there is a
> problem.
> >
> > > > > Today I looked at coverage of the hour of darkness all over the
> > > > > world. Awesome pictures of cities before and during the blackout.
> > > > > This event seemed to be a big party in a lot of locaions; people
> on
> > > > > the lakefront in Chicago watching thee skyline go dark, people in
> > > > > outdoor cafes in Manila dining by candlelight.
> >
> > > > > Will this make any difference at all? Or was it just a “feel
> good”
> > > > > about doing nothing event?
> >
> > > > > Medusa
> >
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