Your Top Ten List of What Will Doom Mankind

[HeXen]

I don't think we are doomed at all. We will evolve and live inside computers out in space as we create our own worlds for our pleasure or transcend this universe into whatever else.

mmmmm, mushrooms.

Just curious...is that real?

I'll take #11 for $1000 Alex.

#11 for $1000 it is.
She was a gay lesbian living in a young boy's body but looked very girlish and secretly wanted to be with boys.......

 

[Sonikku]

I think the real question is, did he double in height upon sampling it?

 

[Vic]

1. The suns luminosity will increase as it evolves along the main sequence, making the earth inhospitable to life in about a billion years, while interstellar distances are prohibitively vast.

Otherwise, pretty much nothing.

 

[Rakehellion]

She was a gay lesbian

Unlike those straight lesbians who are upstanding citizens, gay lesbians are trying to ruin our country through catchy pop lyrics.

 

[Fox5]

I already had a turn.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2338378

And BTW, your feeble religious fables of a resurrected Christ versus the Anti-Christ battling it out for humanities lost souls wasn't even in my top 1000 list.

But since you asked nicely and might not click my link:

Yellowstone Volcano Eruption: Report Claims That US Has Contingency Deal With Brazil, Australia

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/662...s-has-contingency-deal-with-brazil-australia/

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpraag.co.za%2F%3Fp%3D23549&edit-text=&act=url

File this tidbit under: Things that make you go Hmmm....

I also found the comments an interesting read.

And this also makes me wonder about a lot of other seemingly disconnected news items that might be related to this inevitable volcanic event if you were aware it was coming and you were trying to connect the dots right back to it.

Such as the notable rise in internet clatter from allegedly unnamed sources high in the government that some sort of national disaster might take place soon. Yet the disaster news bloggers never seem to really nail down what the cause of that natural or man made disaster might be that is supposedly looming menacingly on the horizon.

Not to mention the fact that at least one high ranking government official has also admitted as much, and without spilling the beans about any crucial details, like what that natural disaster might actually be they are preparing for.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...s-cyber-attackunprecedented-natural-disaster/

Meanwhile, I also found this interesting and possibly relevant. It's a natural disaster hotspots report from the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University.

The most obvious glaring omissions I can find in this highly detailed global hazard report is under the headings of volcanoes and earthquakes. All relevant geological data relating to the Yellowstone super volcano is noticeably missing from this hazard report under volcanic and earthquake threat assessments, except for the first earthquake assessment. Surely Columbia University would not have simply overlooked or neglected to add natural disaster hazard assessments about the Yellowstone Super Volcano unless they were advised by someone higher up the food chain to remove or not include Yellowstone data in their otherwise detailed global natural hazard assessment report.

http://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/proc05/papers/pap2325.pdf

There's a huge hole in this conspiracy:

Even if we eliminate the area of America that's covered even slightly by ash in that picture, there is still plenty of free space even in the Eastern states. Why not just relocate middle America there?

But seriously, long dormant dragons are going to arise again and conquer the planet while at the same time corporations will become nation states onto themselves.

 

[HeXen]

Unlike those straight lesbians who are upstanding citizens, gay lesbians are trying to ruin our country through catchy pop lyrics.

I"m sorry but you didn't phrase that in the form of a question.

 

[Victorian Gray]

I don't think we are doomed at all. We will evolve and live inside computers out in space as we create our own worlds for our pleasure or transcend this universe into whatever else.



Just curious...is that real?

It appears to be. :biggrin:

 

[Burning Bush]

Tut tut.

We don't have "God's word".

We have "human claims of "God's word".

At least Joseph Smith left us the Golden Tablets which are of true divine origin.

Oh wait, no he didn't.

Unfortunate that.

Allow me to respond.

The historical reliability and accuracy of the Bible is addressed in the book; Evidence That Demands A Verdict by Josh McDowell. The inspiration of the Bible is an extremely important topic. Some contend the Bible is inspired in the same way as all great literature. However, this does not make the Bible unique, or divine in nature. The word inspired is a translation of the Greek word theopneustus, meaning God-breathed. Thus the origin of scripture is God, not man; it is God-breathed.

The writers were moved by God to record that which God desired. Mechanical dictation was not employed as some claim. Rather, God used each individual writer and his personality to accomplish a divinely authoritative work.

The process of inspiration extended to every word, refuting the idea of myth and error. Since God is perfect, the result must be infallible. Inspiration means that "God the Holy Spirit worked in a unique supernatural way so that the written words of the Scripture writers were also the words of God".

Non believers tend to limit the attributes of God, comparing them to human attributes. They cannot grasp the meaning of omniscience or omnipotence. To think that God of the Bible could fail at inspiring human writers to accurately write down His words, is preposterous, to be certain.

Some of the above was taken from Reasons Skeptics should consider Christianity, by Josh McDowell.

 

[sandorski]

Allow me to respond.

The historical reliability and accuracy of the Bible is addressed in the book; Evidence That Demands A Verdict by Josh McDowell. The inspiration of the Bible is an extremely important topic. Some contend the Bible is inspired in the same way as all great literature. However, this does not make the Bible unique, or divine in nature. The word inspired is a translation of the Greek word theopneustus, meaning God-breathed. Thus the origin of scripture is God, not man; it is God-breathed.

The writers were moved by God to record that which God desired. Mechanical dictation was not employed as some claim. Rather, God used each individual writer and his personality to accomplish a divinely authoritative work.

The process of inspiration extended to every word, refuting the idea of myth and error. Since God is perfect, the result must be infallible. Inspiration means that "God the Holy Spirit worked in a unique supernatural way so that the written words of the Scripture writers were also the words of God".

Non believers tend to limit the attributes of God, comparing them to human attributes. They cannot grasp the meaning of omniscience or omnipotence. To think that God of the Bible could fail at inspiring human writers to accurately write down His words, is preposterous, to be certain.

Some of the above was taken from Reasons Skeptics should consider Christianity, by Josh McDowell.

That's a buttload of Assertion with not one hint of Evidence to back it up.

 

[IronWing]

Josh McDowell is the hack preacher behind Campus Crusade for Intolerance. Zero credibility points awarded.

 

[Retro Rob]

Non believers tend to limit the attributes of God, comparing them to human attributes.

That's because they cannot see past their own noses. Typically, the premise is "God doesn't exists" and then they work from there.

 

[MtnMan]

That's a buttload of Assertion with not one hint of Evidence to back it up.

That's saying it in a nice way, the buy bull is as valid as any other work of pure fiction, cause even then similarities with real life will slip in.

 

[MtnMan]

Non believers tend to limit the attributes of God, comparing them to human attributes.

No, I limit the attributes of god to those of peter pan, Darth Vader, spider man or wonder woman. For like god, none of them can even take a crap, cause they ain't real.

A human is much more powerful than any god, hell man invented gods, and takes a crap about once a day. Top that gawd :hmm:

 

[sandorski]

That's because they cannot see past their own noses. Typically, the premise is "God doesn't exists" and then they work from there.

Or it's because the Bible describes god in such a way.

 

[HOSED]

4. Adulterated food - radiated, hormone injected, GMO tainted, preservative laced, colored, sugary, and trans-fat garbage that is pushed throughout the world.
3. Bad municipal water in "advanced countries" and lack of access to potable water in the 3rd world. And drug resistant diseases
2. Nuclear energy & the plethora of issues it creates, (see the recent disaster in Japan) -waste disposal, air, soil, and water pollution.
1. Climate change (see any recent interview with Guy McPherson)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLC8wJCAMGs

Guy's take is we have less that 20 years so I gotta go now & buy that 1965 Shelby GT500 that I have always wanted and enjoy the time I have left!

 

[Newell Steamer]

10) Planet X & Lord Zenu. Am I the only one who sees this?? We have a menacing plant (Nibiru) and a menacing space lord. Both are out to destroy Earth. So, instead of them working separately, they will join forces and wipe us all out. There will be resistance; Hubbard's Royal Navy and the patch work of Planet X observers will put up a fierce fight,.. but, ultimately, humanity will lose.


9) Intelligent animals. Won't be long before they evolve to the point where they can organize and wipe us out (we haven't been treating them too well,...). I mean, look at how the dinosaurs survived; they got smaller and covered in warm feathers.


8) Meteor. Funding for observing space?! What are you, fucking stupid?! We don't live in space!! We live on GOD's Earth! Why would we want keep on eye on what is happening in space?!?


7) AI. The physical mechanics of robotics is moving much faster than AI development, but, when AI does emerge, it won't take too long for them realize how awful we are. Especially once conservatives start using AI to target liberals, for their lack of morals, and GOPnet (the AI created to keep liberals under close watch,..) realizes the contradictions of American conservatives,... it will decides to wipe everyone out.


6) Feminism. ,... nuff said.


5) Abortions. All those women, and liberals forcing women to destroy their babies, eventually, humanity will evolve into not being able to reproduce. And, who will create babies?? The homosexuals?! I think not!


4) Crushing poverty. Herp-a-derps have labeled every person who does not have enough money as morons. So, when they have nothing else to eat when they out breed the local economy. They will then turn to the rich, eat them and eventually die, since again, they are idiots.


3) War, war, war and more war - to the death. Herp-a-derps love war. They love the idea of murdering innocent (non-white) civilians and then brushing it off as collateral damage. Also, their role models (weapons dealers) get to make tons of money. So, with this pretty long trail of collateral damage,.. what do you think the surviving family and friends will do? Yes - they will join the ranks of terrorist groups, to get back at the Americans who killed their loved ones. Death begets death; and, it does not excuse your Blackwater goons firing an RPG into a crowd of school children.


2) Fraking - all those billions of gallons of water and chemicals will do something, somewhere at some point; hopefully sink Texas into the ocean. Yeah, I have no idea what I am talking about,.. but, neither do the experts,.. since no one knows the long term environmental effects of fraking,.. so, it goes on, until something happens.


1) Virus/bacteria/microbe - from nature and our own stupidity. Eventually, a type of microbe will form, from all the pollution, additives, abuse of anti-biotics, etc. that will be somewhat sentient. A new life form that seek and destroy humanity.

 

[Burning Bush]

Josh McDowell is the hack preacher behind Campus Crusade for Intolerance. Zero credibility points awarded.

I would like to think a person with over 32,000 posts would have something intelligent to say, vs. simply padding their thread count. McDowell was a brilliant law professor. He actually despised the Christian students on his campus. He devised a plan to eliminate them and destroy the very foundations of their faith. He spent something like ten years researching the historical accounts, eye witness accounts, and all written records pertaining to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, figuring if he used his skills as a lawyer, he would disprove the event took place. What ultimately happened is that he became convinced that Jesus Christ was crucified on a cross, was declared dead by the Romans, buried in a tomb, sealed inside with a group of Roman guards placed outside to assure that His body was not removed, and then Jesus resurrected from the dead, moved the large boulder, and was seen by hundreds of eye witnesses. After coming to that conclusion, Josh McDowell then dedicated his life to serving God.

And what non-believers like to call intolerance, is Christians holding fast to Biblical principles. Non-believers want, and often demand indifference from believers. They will not allow them to express what they believe or what God teaches about morality. God's standards are unacceptable to unbelievers. There can be no room for people of faith who want to exercise that faith, despite how hard our founding fathers fought for those rights. We indeed are becoming more and more intolerant. Mostly toward people of faith. I'm expecting it to get much worse because, like watching the movie, Titanic, you know how the movie plays out. Christians know they will be persecuted more and more, leading up to Christ's return. We know the world will become more accepting of immoral behavior and less accepting of Christians claiming that behavior is sinful. Most of the negative posts on this forum are similar to yours, in that respect.

 

[IronWing]

McDowell was a brilliant law professor.

McDowell received an honorary law degree from Trinity University, a Christian school not recognized by the American Bar Association (however, it is recognized by the California Bar). McDowell has never been a professor.

Edit: He was a visiting lecturer at Trinity for a few years which may amount to a professorship in practice.

He actually despised the Christian students on his campus. He devised a plan to eliminate them and destroy the very foundations of their faith. He spent something like ten years researching the historical accounts, eye witness accounts, and all written records pertaining to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, figuring if he used his skills as a lawyer,

McDowell was never a lawyer.
McDowell converted to Christianity while attending a two year community college. He subsequently transferred to a four year Christian liberal arts college. Not sure where your ten year timeline came from.

he would disprove the event took place. What ultimately happened is that he became convinced that Jesus Christ was crucified on a cross, was declared dead by the Romans, buried in a tomb, sealed inside with a group of Roman guards placed outside to assure that His body was not removed, and then Jesus resurrected from the dead, moved the large boulder, and was seen by hundreds of eye witnesses. After coming to that conclusion, Josh McDowell then dedicated his life to serving God.

McDowell tells a good story. So what?

And what non-believers like to call intolerance, is Christians holding fast to Biblical principles. Non-believers want, and often demand indifference from believers. They will not allow them to express what they believe or what God teaches about morality. God's standards are unacceptable to unbelievers.

The attribute one chooses to assign to their sock puppet is of no consequence.

There can be no room for people of faith who want to exercise that faith, despite how hard our founding fathers fought for those rights.

Exercise your faith as you wish, just don't use government to do so.

We indeed are becoming more and more intolerant.

Yes, this is true. Some Christians have circled the wagons offear and exnophobia since the courts began to dismantle un-Constitutional Christian abuses of government.

Mostly toward people of faith.

Nonsense.

I'm expecting it to get much worse because, like watching the movie, Titanic, you know how the movie plays out. Christians know they will be persecuted more and more, leading up to Christ's return. We know the world will become more accepting of immoral behavior and less accepting of Christians claiming that behavior is sinful. Most of the negative posts on this forum are similar to yours, in that respect.

Your martyr complex isn't my problem.

 

[realibrad]

And what non-believers like to call intolerance, is Christians holding fast to Biblical principles. Non-believers want, and often demand indifference from believers. They will not allow them to express what they believe or what God teaches about morality. God's standards are unacceptable to unbelievers. There can be no room for people of faith who want to exercise that faith, despite how hard our founding fathers fought for those rights. We indeed are becoming more and more intolerant. Mostly toward people of faith. I'm expecting it to get much worse because, like watching the movie, Titanic, you know how the movie plays out. Christians know they will be persecuted more and more, leading up to Christ's return. We know the world will become more accepting of immoral behavior and less accepting of Christians claiming that behavior is sinful. Most of the negative posts on this forum are similar to yours, in that respect.

Having the right to believe what you want is one thing, acting upon them is another. The Aztecs used to do a lot of sacrifices, and today we would call it murder. Its not illegal to believe something, its quite another to do something in belief.

Those who don't believe think that God could have done a lot better.

Devil, "I bet I can make him not believe"
God, "I bet he will"
God already knows the outcome because he knows everything. So why torture the person?

Kill all people, even the children.

Slavery ok, if its done in this way...

Kicks everyone out of heaven, then sacrifices his son to unlock the lock he put on.

Jesus "knock knock"
Atheist "Who is there?"
Jesus "Me Jesus. Let me in"
Atheist "why?
Jesus "So I can save you from all the things I will do to you if you don't let me in!"

 

[Genx87]

Now we have to remember 10,000 commandments? Can we just go back to Ba'al?

Paul was the anti-Christ. He smashed in the skull of the newborn Christianity while it was still wet behind the ears.

The ten commandments were the original outline of religion. It has since been expanded by the beauracracy and now is 10,000 commandments long and costs trillions to maintain.

 

[Daverino]

1) The Death Star
2) The Death Star II
3) World Devastators
4) Sun Crushers
5) Eclipse Class Star Destroyers
6) The Galaxy Gun
7) Centerpoint Station
8) Torpedo Spheres
9) Yo'Gand's Core
10) Ewoks.

 

[desy]

Environmental collapse due to population overshoot
Peak oil
Everything else

The # of humans have been made possible by the access to fossil fuels touching everything humans use today. Once man has depleted the oceans, fouled the atmosphere and can no longer industrialize farm we will scale back through disease famine and war.
Not to say we will be wiped out as we are pretty adept at surviving however at a much lower footprint than today.

 

[Ricochet]

1) The Death Star
2) The Death Star II
3) World Devastators
4) Sun Crushers
5) Eclipse Class Star Destroyers
6) The Galaxy Gun
7) Centerpoint Station
8) Torpedo Spheres
9) Yo'Gand's Core
10) Ewoks.

You forgot the Zentradi and The Comet Empire.

 

[IronWing]

You forgot the Zentradi and The Comet Empire.

The Comet Empire is hard to top.

 

[Atreus21]

This is fun, I think I'll just go with my #1: The Sun's Lifecycle. I doubt we will ever actually get the technology necessary to colonize another planet (especially one not in this solar system) so at some point, whether it is from inflating into a red giant, a supernova, or massive environmental changes, the sun is what will wipe out mankind.

I thought I read somewhere that the sun was too small to go supernova.