Doomsday Clock

I was impressed with myself when recently I was offered the opportunity to join a local religious cult. Yes, I have arrived. I have long been fascinated by the belief systems of modern cults. I admire their tenacity and commitment to belief. Labeling a movement as a "cult" and all the implicit negative connotations that accompany the term is risky, since it is such a subjective label. And besides, all the characteristics of a "cult" are evidenced in early Christianity: Extremist (at... Read Full Story

There are various campaigns to fight diseases such as; cancer, diabetes, heart disease & such but when was the last time you heard of a campaign to fight Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria disease? What? You say you have never heard of it?  Yes, that is the point.  Hyperpreterism is mostly an online phenomenon, which thankfully very few people have even heard of offline, let alone take seriously when they do hear about it.   After having been duped by this movement for over 15 years & really even... Read Full Story

I read a really interesting article today over on howstuffworks.com by Julia Layton about the bulletin of atomic scientists. Here is the article in full to see what you think: In a purely symbolic but still unsettling move, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved the minute hand on its Doomsday Clock two minutes closer to midnight. On the 60-year-old Doomsday Clock, midnight is nuclear destruction, the end of life as we know it. Manhattan Project physicists, who developed the atomic... Read Full Story

posted by metaphorical How close are we to the end of the world? And will it come from a nuclear Armageddon, or global climate change? I haven’t seen this discussed much, but the Doomsday Clock was moved forward two minutes the other day. It’s not a trivial change—from 7 minutes to midnight, to 5 minutes is a change of more than 25 percent. The clock has been moved only 17 times since it was created 60 years ago. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Adjusts Clock From 7 to 5 Minutes Before... Read Full Story

How close are we to the end of the world? And will it come from a nuclear Armageddon, or global climate change? I haven’t seen this discussed much, but the Doomsday Clock was moved forward two minutes the other day. It’s not a trivial change—from 7 minutes to midnight, to 5 minutes is a change of more than 25 percent. The clock has been moved only 17 times since it was created 60 years ago. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Adjusts Clock From 7 to 5 Minutes Before Midnight; “ Deteriorating... Read Full Story