October 21st, 2005, 08:56 AM
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Apocalypse
Sorry, a busy work day and a slow news day combined to make this POD late.
Catastrophic earthquakes and hurricanes, overpopulation and global warming, armed conflicts scattered across the globe...
Without respect to timeframe...
What is the future of mankind on this planet? Due to mankind's excesses will the earth eventually become inhabitable? If so will the population immigrate to another planet/solar system? Or will there be an adjustment to population, perhaps through a nuclear event or epidemic, resulting in a post apocalyptic "Mad Max" scenario. Or will Biblical prophecy be fullfilled?
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Last edited by CardLogic; October 24th, 2005 at 07:54 AM.
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October 21st, 2005, 09:10 AM
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Giant rock takes all out.
Its heading this way as we post!!
'Run.... save yourselves..... your weapons are useless against them!!!!'
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October 21st, 2005, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by PortlandCardFan
Giant rock takes all out.
Its heading this way as we post!!
'Run.... save yourselves..... your weapons are useless against them!!!!'
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Meteor... definite possibility!
So you don't accept the premise of the movie Armegeddon, with Bruce Willis, where they send a crew up to "deflect" the meteor with a nuclear explosion. 
P.S. - I ought to point out that if your prophecy is accurate, then running is also usless. 
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Last edited by CardLogic; October 21st, 2005 at 12:56 PM.
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October 21st, 2005, 09:32 AM
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One way or another our time is limited--Nukes? Maybe. Meteor? Maybe. Pollution? Maybe. Biblical prophesy? I don't think so, but maybe al of these are related.
Who knows? But I don't think anything lasts forever.
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October 21st, 2005, 09:41 AM
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October 21st, 2005, 09:50 AM
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In about 100,000 years, humans will have turned this planet into Mars.
Thanks alot Republicans! 
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October 21st, 2005, 02:12 PM
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Eventually our Sun will turn into a Red giant and expand all the way out to Venus. At this time all life on earth will be destroyed. This will happen in approximately 5 billion years.
My advise to you is to grab the hottest chick nearest to you and make love to her before earth becomes a giant BBQ.
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October 21st, 2005, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by MadCardDisease
My advise to you is to grab the hottest chick nearest to you and make love to her before earth becomes a giant BBQ.
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Hmmpff
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October 24th, 2005, 02:30 AM
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Wow,
I am saddened that I am one of two people who sees humanity as a limitless potential. While we may exhaust the planet's resources, I fully believe we will have expanded into the colonization of other worlds by that time.
Think of all that man has accomplished and then realize that we have touched a fingernail of our physical, mental, and spiritual capabilities.
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October 24th, 2005, 02:31 AM
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Didn't someone say I was a pessimist?
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October 24th, 2005, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris_Sanders
Didn't someone say I was a pessimist?
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lol - I did.
I do find it kinda funny that you think we have a better odds to adapt our planet to our needs...compared to the Iraqi's finding peace.  |
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October 24th, 2005, 09:33 AM
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Jolly Nihilist
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Biblical prophecy?
I would have voted that we will evolve/devolve in the long term into another species.
Long term means millions of years |
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October 24th, 2005, 12:50 PM
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lol - I did.
I do find it kinda funny that you think we have a better odds to adapt our planet to our needs...compared to the Iraqi's finding peace. |
I have faith in humanity as a whole. The Middle East...who knows. They are crazy down there 
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October 24th, 2005, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MadCardDisease
Eventually our Sun will turn into a Red giant and expand all the way out to Venus. At this time all life on earth will be destroyed. This will happen in approximately 5 billion years.
My advise to you is to grab the hottest chick nearest to you and make love to her before earth becomes a giant BBQ.
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"Catastrophic Occurrence" it is! |
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October 24th, 2005, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris_Sanders
I have faith in humanity as a whole. The Middle East...who knows. They are crazy down there |
So are you saying the ME is not humaine?
If you are- 
If you aren't- I am
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All Hell is breakin loose!!!!!
nothing worth having is freely given... it is earned through hard work and sacrifice.
I'm sorry Thomas!!!
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