How will humanity prepare for the end of the world in 5113 years?

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The forum discussion revolves around hypothetical scenarios regarding humanity's response to an impending extinction-level event in 5113 years. Participants share personal reflections on how they would spend their last month, with suggestions ranging from spending time with loved ones, indulging in gourmet foods, and engaging in meaningful activities. Notable references include the film "Last Night" (1998) and the book "On the Beach," highlighting themes of human connection and existential contemplation. The conversation emphasizes a blend of humor and seriousness as users explore their priorities and desires in the face of mortality.

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  • #31
Containment said:
No actually I just live every day like it's my last because more then likely it will be :)

Sounds a bit like me. I was having so much fun in my 20's, that I never expected to make 30.
Then when I made thirty, I joked about having lived a whole lifetime in the course of ten years.
This made people around me nervous, as I suppose I sounded a bit suicidal. "If I should die tomorrow, do not weep, for I've lived more than 100 people do in 100 years."
Then I hit 40, and then I hit 50.

hmmmm...

I think I would do like Evo: Buy a few bottles of fine Scotch, some very good cheese, sit on my front porch, and watch people panic.

People are very fun to watch.

hmmm...

But then again, Don does have a very good point.

Are we having an end of the world chat?
 
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  • #32
I would actually probably move back to the state I was born for that last month Minnesota winters are my fav :)
 
  • #33
I'd try starting a new religion on the spot. If there would be people who'd survive, I might just become the new prophet haha.
 
  • #34
I dunno. Talking bout total life extinction. No escape?I would get so high with LSD and 5-MeO-DMT during the last minutes and hope the dream will last.

... Or just sit with my family on our fav couch. ^_^
 
  • #35
Containment said:
No actually I just live every day like it's my last because more then likely it will be :)

And when you sit down and think deeply of how you, as a human being, is exposed to death any time and at any place, it feels painful. It's really scary every time I think about it. What then? is there really anything waits for us after death or it's just that, an eternal sleep in a very dark place.

I die and don't know what the world will be like 50 years later! what's the purpose of life? what's going to happen to Earth and to people? will humans go extinct? are life and the universe just a cyclic process (cyclic model)? if it's a cyclic universe, would I have another chance living on the new Earth with a new consciousness? it all comes down to thinking, why is there something rather than nothing?
 
  • #36
Abstr7ct said:
And when you sit down and think deeply of how you, as a human being, is exposed to death any time and at any place, it feels painful. It's really scary every time I think about it. What then? is there really anything waits for us after death or it's just that, an eternal sleep in a very dark place.

I die and don't know what the world will be like 50 years later! what's the purpose of life? what's going to happen to Earth and to people? will humans go extinct? are life and the universe just a cyclic process (cyclic model)? if it's a cyclic universe, would I have another chance living on the new Earth with a new consciousness? it all comes down to thinking, why is there something rather than nothing?
It doesn't matter because you will no longer exist to think about it.
 
  • #37
I'd hack into the television network, and start broadcasting the word "exterminate" into space with all the satellites' power. Hopefully then the aliens coming to destroy Earth will think we've already been invaded by Daleks, and be too scared to attack.
 
  • #38
I would acquire as many puppies as possible, fill my flat with them, and play amongst them until the end.
 
  • #39
nobahar said:
I would acquire as many puppies as possible, fill my flat with them, and play amongst them until the end.
Strangely philosophical - I like it.
 
  • #40
nobahar said:
I would acquire as many puppies as possible, fill my flat with them, and play amongst them until the end.
Oooooh, yes, and kittens, and all of my favorite foods.
 
  • #41
I'm thinking about people who can't spend their time with their beloved 1s, so I guess first of all I'd want to help these people...
 
  • #42
Abstr7ct said:
And when you sit down and think deeply of how you, as a human being, is exposed to death any time and at any place, it feels painful. It's really scary every time I think about it. What then? is there really anything waits for us after death or it's just that, an eternal sleep in a very dark place.
It isn't scary. Being a die-hard Atheist, I know that there is nothing after life. While I'm not afraid of death, I don't like to envision a Universe that doesn't include me.
I would do nothing differently than I do now. Four years ago, my doctor gave me 6 months to live. I told him to "something" off, because that was unacceptable. A year and a half ago, he proved me wrong. I did not at all like my brief period of being dead, however, and so put it aside. Things were acceptable until a month ago, when I once again had to depart my home via ambulance. I got back home a couple of days ago, but now am on oxygen full-time. That's okay, because I quite smoking back when I died from it. Not much chance of exploding, since I don't use ignition sources any more.
When it comes to death: been there, done that, didn't like it, got over it, don't intend to repeat the experience.
 
  • #43
Lisa! said:
I'm thinking about people who can't spend their time with their beloved 1s, so I guess first of all I'd want to help these people...
:!) Nice Lisa :!)

:approve:
 
  • #44
I will die on my own terms.
 
  • #45
Danger said:
It isn't scary. Being a die-hard Atheist, I know that there is nothing after life. While I'm not afraid of death, I don't like to envision a Universe that doesn't include me.

I'm still young and perhaps naive, but I think of death as the greatest mystery. I don't know if there's an afterlife, but I hope they have telescopes there if there is. But I take pride in the fact that everything I've done in life, even the simple act of breathing, has influenced the future of the universe forever. Even if it is only a tiny influence.
 
  • #46
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  • #47
mathsciguy said:
I'd try starting a new religion on the spot. If there would be people who'd survive, I might just become the new prophet haha.

Praise be to the Prophet Haha!
 
  • #48
Ivan Seeking said:
Praise be to the Prophet Haha!
Ah, ha, Haha!
 
  • #49
Ivan Seeking said:
Praise be to the Prophet Haha!

...and more praise for the profit :devil:!
 
  • #50
lisab said:
...and more praise for the profit :devil:!

Hush, my disciple.
 
  • #51
Spend time with my family, and my beloved ones, welll ammmmm that's it, xD
 
  • #53
Hopefully this has nothing to do with Lord Haw-Haw.
 
  • #54
Relax, there's nothing to worry about.

http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/182888434837955169_t1P9npXe_c.jpg
 
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  • #55
I bought myself some of Dan Akroyd's Crystal Head vodka, so I will be around next month.

http://www.maya12-21-2012.com/crystal-skulls.html
"The ancient Maya from Central America passed on a legend that tells of the 13 crystal sculls able to save the world from a terrible catastrophe."

Also, since at the end of the year I normally throw out last years calendar and hang up the new years calendar... Does that mean we have to throw that big Mayan stone calendar out the window and carve a new stone calendar?
 
  • #56
Jimmy Snyder said:
Hopefully this has nothing to do with Lord Haw-Haw.

Do you mean Roy Clark?
 
  • #57
Ivan Seeking said:
Do you mean Roy Clark?
No, that would be Hee Haw.
 
  • #58
Evo said:
No, that would be Hee Haw.

Ho ho!
 

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