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pussnheels
Vintage heavy industries
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Posted - 2012.05.29 09:13:00 -
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So how many of you actual believe the world is going to end in december Just curious, since a guy i knew at work is absolutely convinced it will and quited his job last week and is about to move with his family to some community Seems like nothing or nobody can convince him to change his mind
I partly blame the media for that , in the last 2 years there been nothing but these documantries about it , nostradamus, the mayas, book of revelations , planet x etc
I do not agree with what you are saying , but i will defend to the death your right to say it...... Voltaire |
Sidus Isaacs
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
119
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Posted - 2012.05.29 11:56:00 -
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I find it absurd anyone actually believes stuff like this at all. And we all ourself an intelligent species. |
Bunnie Hop
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
88
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Posted - 2012.05.29 15:26:00 -
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I don't believe in religion or psuedo science like this mayan nonsense. |
testy ickles
Expendables inc Cordon Sanitaire Alliance
0
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Posted - 2012.05.29 15:48:00 -
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honestly its 50/50 i do not believe the world will end tho it could however by the same as timing comets and eclipses it could be a once every 2012 years something happens be it world temperature change or large scale shifts in the Teutonic plates etc you just have to adopt a wait and see attitude ..on the birghtside even if your wrong nobody will be around to say "i told you so" |
Cierejai
State Protectorate Caldari State
5
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Posted - 2012.05.29 15:50:00 -
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pussnheels wrote:So how many of you actual believe the world is going to end in december Just curious, since a guy i knew at work is absolutely convinced it will and quited his job last week and is about to move with his family to some community Seems like nothing or nobody can convince him to change his mind
I partly blame the media for that , in the last 2 years there been nothing but these documantries about it , nostradamus, the mayas, book of revelations , planet x etc
It's a shame we don't have this thing called the internet which has a massive amount of information free for anyone to use.
This Mayan crap was taken over by pop culture. Mayans never said anything about the world ending, pop culture did.
THE MORE YOU KNOW!~
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AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
262
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Posted - 2012.05.29 16:17:00 -
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pussnheels wrote:So how many of you actual believe the world is going to end in december Just curious, since a guy i knew at work is absolutely convinced it will and quited his job last week and is about to move with his family to some community Seems like nothing or nobody can convince him to change his mind
I partly blame the media for that , in the last 2 years there been nothing but these documentries about it , nostradamus, the mayas, book of revelations , planet x etc
The Collective Subconscious is a powerful thing.
Regardless of whether the mayans were actually correct or not is irrelevant - if enough people believe something terrible will happen at the end of the year, then it will; not because of planets colliding or earthquakes, but a large enough percentile of the populace causing havoc.
Y'see?
I might happen, but not for the reasons claimed; but because enough people believed it would.
Conspiracies to me are simply entertainment, from Roswell through to the moon landing, just fun, just people unable to deal with reality and seek out a game of 'connect the dots' that suits an interpretation of reality that suits them.
It's VERY similar to women ignoring the true reasons why their BF broke up with them and choose to believe something less sinister than them running away with their sister.
Can't deal with reality? Make some fuckin' **** up and have a coke and a smile :)
AK GÇ£You go into combat, and itGÇÖs NOT going to be WagnerGǪindustrial techno or really hard drum and bassGÇ¥ Reynir Hardarson, founding member of CCP Games, 2002.
somethingjustgotreal.com |
Researcher Anabiosis
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Posted - 2012.05.29 16:44:00 -
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Living in the West, I'm much more scared by the very, very real possibility that, economically, we are taking a pounding and that China is actively working to replace the dollar as the gold standard, which would drastically and rapidly destabilize our economies even further.
the end of the world is just nonsense, the end of "our" way of life, it's very possible AND genuinely scary stuff (to me) |
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Blue Republic RvB - BLUE Republic
1299
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Posted - 2012.05.29 17:09:00 -
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Researcher Anabiosis wrote:Living in the West, I'm much more scared by the very, very real possibility that, economically, we are taking a pounding and that China is actively working to replace the dollar as the gold standard, which would drastically and rapidly destabilize our economies even further.
the end of the world is just nonsense, the end of "our" way of life, it's very possible AND genuinely scary stuff (to me)
If China wanted to destroy our economy they'd just inject the few of the hundreds of billions of our currency they have stockpiled over there back into our economy. The dollar would instantly become worthless, but they won't do that because we owe them a lot of money
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FloppieTheBanjoClown
The Skunkworks
1589
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Posted - 2012.05.29 17:26:00 -
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I've yet to see a satisfactory explanation of *how* things would end.
Maybe it'll be three-eyed mutant neutrinos like in "2012". (seriously, they said that it was caused by "mutated neutrinos" early in the movie) It's time to put an end to CCP's war on piracy. Fight your own battles and stop asking CCP to do it for you. |
pussnheels
Vintage heavy industries
351
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Posted - 2012.05.29 19:07:00 -
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well i knew most people on here are rational about the subject just think it was sad we had a final meeting this morning at the office with me , i used to be his boss, the head of the HR dep , some others and the guy trying to convince him to stay
just found it hard to believe that what i thought was a intelligent man like him is throwing away a 20 year carreer as a civil servant just for a hype ,
makes me angry I do not agree with what you are saying , but i will defend to the death your right to say it...... Voltaire |
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2012.05.29 20:22:00 -
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pussnheels wrote:just found it hard to believe that what i thought was a intelligent man like him is throwing away a 20 year carreer as a civil servant just for a hype ,
makes me angry Let's make it worse. How many of the people who drop out of society to prepare for the end of the world will commit suicide or murder-suicide (of their family) after the end of the world doesn't happen?
You can tell me what is and isn't Truth when you pry the tinfoil from my cold, lifeless head.
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AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
263
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Posted - 2012.05.29 20:36:00 -
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pussnheels wrote:well i knew most people on here are rational about the subject just think it was sad we had a final meeting this morning at the office with me , i used to be his boss, the head of the HR dep , some others and the guy trying to convince him to stay
just found it hard to believe that what i thought was a intelligent man like him is throwing away a 20 year career as a civil servant just for a hype ,
makes me angry
Not buying it.
What are you not telling us?
GÇ£You go into combat, and itGÇÖs NOT going to be WagnerGǪindustrial techno or really hard drum and bassGÇ¥ Reynir Hardarson, founding member of CCP Games, 2002.
somethingjustgotreal.com |
baltec1
1243
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Posted - 2012.05.29 20:40:00 -
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Whats going to kill us this time? |
Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
1110
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Posted - 2012.05.29 21:06:00 -
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testy ickles wrote:honestly its 50/50 [...] you just have to adopt a wait and see attitude The friggin' bloody hell it is 50-50. More like at least a few hundred thousands to one against the sudden end of humanity, and a few billion to one against the end of life on the planet. There have been at least 200, probably over 300 "definitive", well recorded end-of-the-world predictions in the past which, as you can easily see, pretty much spectacularly failed to predict it. If anything, you need to adopt a "not this crap again" attitude, even if "this time" it looks almost believable. And if you really have to, feel free to live each day as if it was your last one, because there are far better chances to get into a deadly (or severely disabling) accident than die in an "end of the world" scenario anyway. http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/User:Akita_T http://eve-search.com/stats/Akita_T T2 BPO poll : https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=114789 |
Onyx Nyx
Perkone Caldari State
5
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Posted - 2012.05.29 22:58:00 -
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stoicfaux wrote:pussnheels wrote:just found it hard to believe that what i thought was a intelligent man like him is throwing away a 20 year carreer as a civil servant just for a hype ,
makes me angry Let's make it worse. How many of the people who drop out of society to prepare for the end of the world will commit suicide or murder-suicide (of their family) after the end of the world doesn't happen?
You say that like it is a bad thing? |
witchking42
UNFRL Fleet Operations CONSORTIUM UNIVERSALIS
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Posted - 2012.05.29 23:05:00 -
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A newly discovered Mayan Calendar has already shot the 2012 prediction down:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/guatemala/9259069/The-world-may-not-end-soon-predicts-newly-found-Mayan-calendar.html
I never believed it would anyway, but can't believe people thought it all ended just cos the calendar did. If I go by that theory my calendar finishes on 31st December....should I be worried?
Wk |
Ituhata Saken
Elysium Enterprises
130
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Posted - 2012.05.30 00:38:00 -
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The only way it could end is through a self fulfilling prophecy, so watch the feedback loop folks... |
Sidus Isaacs
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
120
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Posted - 2012.05.30 08:24:00 -
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Researcher Anabiosis wrote:Living in the West, I'm much more scared by the very, very real possibility that, economically, we are taking a pounding and that China is actively working to replace the dollar as the gold standard, which would drastically and rapidly destabilize our economies even further.
the end of the world is just nonsense, the end of "our" way of life, it's very possible AND genuinely scary stuff (to me)
Hint, US does not use a gold standard, at all. That was phased out decades ago.
And what is up with all this China hate? It is not like US are "the good guys" either. I mean, decades of wars and imperialism is a good thing? Not to mention the recent laws like NDAA and Patriot Act.
Both are bad in their own way.
The economy is going to ****, there is no doubt in that, but it is not because China or US or anything like that. It is because the economy assumes infinite growth, but we got finite resources. The resources are going away, but still we waste and "consume". No thought is given to the fact that the system itself is flawed, and needs to be replaced in order to continue a decent way of living. |
Alara IonStorm
2304
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Posted - 2012.05.30 08:45:00 -
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pussnheels wrote: to move with his family to some community
Seems like nothing or nobody can convince him to change his mind
Gotta love cults.
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Shalia Ripper
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Posted - 2012.05.30 09:11:00 -
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Sidus Isaacs wrote:
The economy is going to ****, there is no doubt in that, but it is not because China or US or anything like that. It is because the economy assumes infinite growth, but we got finite resources. The resources are going away, but still we waste and "consume". No thought is given to the fact that the system itself is flawed, and needs to be replaced in order to continue a decent way of living.
You mean the minerals in those holes in the ground don't replenish during downtime?
Crrrraaaaaaaaappppp!
j/k
The world needs change, but the inertia is nearly unstoppable.
Why can't I just delete my signature CCP? WHYYYYYYY? |
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Sin Pew
Ministry of War Amarr Empire
43
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Posted - 2012.05.30 09:58:00 -
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I'm sure someone was too drunk and held it upside down, it's 5105 actually. "- You want a sandwich, Bacon?" Support horizontal scrollbars in Eve! Click here, tyvm. |
Suzu Fujibayashi
Happy Dudes
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Posted - 2012.05.30 10:28:00 -
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pussnheels wrote:well i knew most people on here are rational about the subject just think it was sad we had a final meeting this morning at the office with me , i used to be his boss, the head of the HR dep , some others and the guy trying to convince him to stay
just found it hard to believe that what i thought was a intelligent man like him is throwing away a 20 year carreer as a civil servant just for a hype ,
makes me angry
Will you hire him again in 2013? Only if he wants to come back, ofc. |
Josef Djugashvilis
The Scope Gallente Federation
251
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Posted - 2012.05.30 11:51:00 -
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For me, the world will end when I die. You want fries with that? |
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
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Posted - 2012.05.30 15:42:00 -
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It's actually wishful thinking, like communal suicide of sorts.
The worlds a pretty horrible place, and there is a lot of helplessness. If I was stuck on a ship full of perversion and torture the idea of it sinking would be better then looking forward to a lifetime on it.
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Jett0
Team Kitty Choke Slam
120
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Posted - 2012.05.30 18:38:00 -
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Did the Mayans account for leap years?
Cause if not, we should be dead already. Occasionally plays sober |
Linden Akiga
Aria's Transcendence
0
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Posted - 2012.05.30 19:50:00 -
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pussnheels wrote:So how many of you actual believe the world is going to end in december Just curious, since a guy i knew at work is absolutely convinced it will and quited his job last week and is about to move with his family to some community Seems like nothing or nobody can convince him to change his mind
I partly blame the media for that , in the last 2 years there been nothing but these documantries about it , nostradamus, the mayas, book of revelations , planet x etc
Its not the end of the world. It's the end of the world as we know it. Things are changing, things have already changed. Take a look at the dictators having to step down from 30 years in power. We're not going to suddenly burst into a big ball of flames or cease to exist all of a sudden. The world is just changing. |
THE L0CK
Denying You Access
394
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Posted - 2012.05.30 21:41:00 -
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Jett0 wrote:Did the Mayans account for leap years?
Cause if not, we should be dead already.
We would have to account for leap years when converting their calendar to ours, not the Mayans. Do you smell what the Lock's cooking? |
Ituhata Saken
Elysium Enterprises
152
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Posted - 2012.05.30 22:59:00 -
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THE L0CK wrote:Jett0 wrote:Did the Mayans account for leap years?
Cause if not, we should be dead already. We would have to account for leap years when converting their calendar to ours, not the Mayans.
Actually we've already adjusted our calendar date to most accurately match theirs.
Quote: The Mayan calendar completes its current GÇ£Great CycleGÇ¥ of the Long Count on the 13th baktun, on 13.0.0.0.0. Using the most common conversion to our modern calendar (the Gregorian calendar) the end of the GÇ£Great CycleGÇ¥ corresponds to 11:11 Universal Time (UTC), December 21, 2012, hence the myriad of doomsday prophecies surrounding this date.
You know what an answer is? It's a terminus -- an end. Answers are fine, but questions are where it's at. Questions bring us closer to understanding, -áthey can start a conversation or spark a revolution. So you might as well start asking... now.-á ~See you on the other side 6/6/12~ |
Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
1113
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Posted - 2012.05.30 23:10:00 -
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Shalia Ripper wrote:Sidus Isaacs wrote:The economy is going to ****, there is no doubt in that, but it is not because China or US or anything like that. It is because the economy assumes infinite growth, but we got finite resources. The resources are going away, but still we waste and "consume". No thought is given to the fact that the system itself is flawed, and needs to be replaced in order to continue a decent way of living. You mean the minerals in those holes in the ground don't replenish during downtime? Well, maybe they do replenish during downtime, but we haven't seen a downtime yet http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/User:Akita_T http://eve-search.com/stats/Akita_T T2 BPO poll : https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=114789 |
Olleybear
I R' Carebear
75
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Posted - 2012.05.31 00:22:00 -
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pussnheels wrote:So how many of you actual believe the world is going to end in december Just curious, since a guy i knew at work is absolutely convinced it will and quited his job last week and is about to move with his family to some community Seems like nothing or nobody can convince him to change his mind
Ahh, communes. They never work out do they.
Now see here Charles, you work all day and put the fruits of your labor into a communal pool. This pool of community resources then gets redistributed back to the community fairly to every family. I tell you Charles, this is the Utopia right here on earth. We cant do it without you!
1 year later
Charles looks around, sees Mary Joe sitting on her behind for the last 2 months because of hangnail. Jim Bob and his seven teenage brides spend all their time fornicating and are too tired afterwards to work and can barely stand in line for their share of the daily meal, the poor dears. Charles looks at the 5 acres he turned into a lush garden plot with only the help of his wife and 2 kids then looks back at the communal building housing 20 other Mary Joes and Jim Bobs. Charles angrily wonders why he is doing all of the work while others are loafing about all day.
Angry words are then exchanged between the few hard workers like Charles and those that think they work hard. The Utopian Community comes crashing down.
Perhaps you should send this little story in an email link to the guy even though it is a tad too late seeing how he quit already.
Best answer to prepare for hardtimes and end of the world scenarios? Dont quit your day job and watch a few Doomsday Prepper episodes if you want to be prepared in a serious, or crazy depending on your viewpoint, way. You can always eat your food stockpiles if the end doesnt come but you cant eat ifyou dont have any resources because you were a numpty and quit your job. When it comes to PvP, I am like a chiwawa hanging from a grizzley bears pair of wrinklies for dear life. |
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