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

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The thread explores hypothetical scenarios regarding how individuals might prepare for an impending extinction-level event, specifically focusing on what actions they would take in the final month leading up to such an event. The discussion includes personal reflections, emotional responses, and various lifestyle choices, blending humor with serious contemplation.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express a desire to spend quality time with loved ones and make amends for past actions.
  • Others suggest indulging in extravagant food and drink, emphasizing a hedonistic approach to the end of the world.
  • A few participants propose practical survival strategies, including stockpiling food and preparing for societal breakdown.
  • Some express skepticism about human behavior in crisis, questioning whether people would come together or descend into chaos.
  • There are humorous suggestions about engaging in reckless or adventurous activities as a form of escapism.
  • Several participants mention the idea of living each day as if it were their last, indicating a philosophical approach to life and impending doom.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share a mix of lighthearted and serious responses, with no clear consensus on how humanity would react to such a scenario. Multiple competing views remain regarding the emotional and practical responses to an impending apocalypse.

Contextual Notes

Some discussions hinge on assumptions about societal behavior in crisis situations, which remain unresolved. The emotional and psychological aspects of facing an apocalypse are also explored but not definitively concluded.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in speculative discussions about human behavior in extreme scenarios, as well as those exploring philosophical questions about life and mortality.

  • #61
I got an invitation to an "End of the world party" next week. I never know what to bring to these things.
 
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  • #62
Borg said:
I got an invitation to an "End of the world party" next week. I never know what to bring to these things.
How about a brick of gold and a big bottle of the most expensive booze you can get. If you're going to die, go out with a bang and die poor.

If you are a bit doubtful about the end of the world, how about a shrimp platter and a bottle of wine? At least the evening might go well...
 
  • #63
Search for 'Hidden Hand' on Google. He had interesting things to say, even about the promised Friday of next week.

:rolleyes:
 
  • #64
I'm going to play great music and dance like a crazy lady on the beach.
 
  • #65
Evo said:
I'd spend all of my money buying all of the best foods I've never allowed myself to splurge on, and share with friends and family, one HUGE BINGE. Unfortunately, one month wouldn't be long enough to travel to all of the places I have yet to visit. Besides, who's going to be working?

Why spend ?? just steal ,it's all going to be destroyed anyway ,steal and set fire !
 
  • #66
Monsterboy said:
Why spend ?? just steal ,it's all going to be destroyed anyway ,steal and set fire !

People might be hurt if everyone steals. It might be better to spend all of your money as you can't take it with you.
 
  • #67
I would just relax.
 
  • #68
I would get through my stack of books I've been meaning to read, buy that tenderloin I keep staring at when I go to the grocery store provided the store is still there, stop waiting for season 3 of Game of Thrones, hang out with my Viking and her youngling and get a dog.
 
  • #69
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  • #70
Monsterboy said:
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With my luck, people would drop off their bad pets and broken stuff.
 
  • #71
enosis_ said:
With my luck, people would drop off their bad pets and broken stuff.
:smile:

BTW, where do you live, I've got some stuff for you. o:)
 
  • #72
Evo said:
:smile:

BTW, where do you live, I've got some stuff for you. o:)

See what I mean
 
  • #73
I heard the LHC is in shutdown mode.. but is it possible it can be online doing classified experiment? What significant physics activity or experiment is going on next week?

What country nearest Switzerland has nuclear or Hellfire missile tipped fighters ready to be deployed on a moment notice?
 
  • #74
Drink, fight and fudge
 
  • #75
How would it start? Shock and awe? would it be quick?

Does anyone know how fast it would take for spagettization inside a black hole? Our intestines may stretch longer til it breaks. Do you know our intestine has only pain sensors for stretching, so maybe a slow and painful process?
 
  • #76
enosis_ said:
With my luck, people would drop off their bad pets and broken stuff.

i don't think these come under the category of valuables.
 
  • #77
Monsterboy said:
i don't think these come under the category of valuables.

exactly
 
  • #78
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/9702/myanweatherforecast.jpg

Mayan hot dog vendor: Hurry, hurry, get 'em before their hot!
 
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  • #79
Ivan Seeking said:
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/9702/myanweatherforecast.jpg

Mayan hot dog vendor: Hurry, hurry, get 'em before their hot!

Damn, and here I was looking forward to the weekend.
 
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  • #80
phinds said:
Damn, and here I was looking forward to the weekend.

On a positive note, it looks like the forecast for Saturday is clear skies.
 
  • #81
On 21/12/2012, someone:"Hey, it's not today, it's on 22/02/2022!".
 
  • #82
I'm turning myself to a mix of Catho-Christo-Juda-Budd-Muslimsm worshipper for this day to hedge my bets of hitting heaven! Worse come to worst I'll have been groped by a Rabbi.
 
  • #83
Femme_physics said:
I'm turning myself to a mix of Catho-Christo-Juda-Budd-Muslimsm worshipper for this day to hedge my bets of hitting heaven! Worse come to worst I'll have been groped by a Rabbi.

According to wiki:

wiki said:
In the meantime, The Hell Director welcomes a group of new arrivals to Hell. Many of them are observant religious people who express surprise at being there, but they are told that only Mormons were right after all and are saved.

I have a Book of Mormon on my bookshelf I could Fedex you. Though you'll have to be a very fast reader.

Might be too late for that.

hmmm... Here's what I remember:
Boys on bikes
Joe Smith
Utah
Moroni
Wives
Mitt Romney
the end

Two days left!

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ps. What did E turn out to be? I would have helped, but I found the thread at 4 am on Saturday morning, and after two hours, all I could show for my work was a headache.
 
  • #84
...Come 23. I'll just wait for my buddy to come down from the Alps and drink beer like Good ol' days.
 
  • #85
in spite of our technology like iphone and Mars curiosity probe.. we were still influenced by something the Mayan said over 5000 years ago. Can anyone think of how to start a similar influence so that people in the future of 7000 A.D. would talk about us and our calendar?

Btw.. what was the purpose of the Mayan Long Count?
 
  • #86
rodsika said:
in spite of our technology like iphone and Mars curiosity probe.. we were still influenced by something the Mayan said over 5000 years ago.
The earliest Maya settlements date to around 1800 B.C.
The History Channel, you know how reliable they are.
That's not when they created their calendar. They never said anything at all related to the end of the world.
 
  • #87
Jimmy Snyder said:
The earliest Maya settlements date to around 1800 B.C.
The History Channel, you know how reliable they are.
That's not when they created their calendar. They never said anything at all related to the end of the world.

So where did the Mayan get the information about the long count starting in August 11, 3114 B.C. and ending in Dec 21, 2012 A.D. or the 5125 cycle? And who created them?

On December 22. I'd begin to totally forget about the Mayan or won't have the interest to ask anymore about.. so let this 2 days be the last opportunity to learn about it all.
 
  • #88
rodsika said:
So where did the Mayan get the information about the long count starting in August 11, 3114 B.C. and ending in Dec 21, 2012 A.D. or the 5125 cycle? And who created them?

On December 22. I'd begin to totally forget about the Mayan or won't have the interest to ask anymore about.. so let this 2 days be the last opportunity to learn about it all.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=history+of+mayan+long+calendar
 
  • #89
rodsika said:
So where did the Mayan get the information about the long count starting in August 11, 3114 B.C. .
They didn't, that's a modern extrapolation. The earliest date they wrote of is 36 B.C.
wiki said:
The earliest Long Count inscription yet discovered is on Stela 2 at Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico, showing a date of 36 BCE
Wiki and therefore unreliable.
 
  • #90
Very clever

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/525060_403922429687752_701677520_n.jpg


My money is on the Oreo.
 
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