Is The World As We Know It Really Ending?

[Rip Rokken]

Is The World As We Know It Really Ending?


the reason i ask this is there is chaos everywhere or so it seems.it says in the bible in the end days there will be lots of natural disasters and chaos and that seems to be happening all over the planet in different ways.

we have the recent situation in Austrailia and now the earthquake in Japan.we have all the economic chaos going on in numerous parts of the world.you have leaders all over the world being overthrown or asked to leave.


just seems like everyone and everything is in a state of chaos.

I think it is, for sure. I'm not really prepared for it by any stretch, but nothing will surprise me when it happens. I highly recommend watching this film -- ran across it a month or so ago and it's fascinating, and very educational. Check the trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAyHIOg5aHk

Whether people agree with his views or not (including "peak oil" theory), it's very interesting stuff and gives a lot of pause for thought.

[S2M]

Is The World As We Know It Really Ending?


the reason i ask this is there is chaos everywhere or so it seems.it says in the bible in the end days there will be lots of natural disasters and chaos and that seems to be happening all over the planet in different ways.

we have the recent situation in Austrailia and now the earthquake in Japan.we have all the economic chaos going on in numerous parts of the world.you have leaders all over the world being overthrown or asked to leave.


just seems like everyone and everything is in a state of chaos.

I think it is, for sure. I'm not really prepared for it by any stretch, but nothing will surprise me when it happens. I highly recommend watching this film -- ran across it a month or so ago and it's fascinating, and very educational. Check the trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAyHIOg5aHk

Whether people agree with his views or not (including "peak oil" theory), it's very interesting stuff and gives a lot of pause for thought.

Just finishing up watching this 'movie'. Interesting to say the least. I'd bet my life that this guy is 100% on point. Depeting the earth of it's natural resources, coupled with the fact that 'oil' is the basis for 95% of the things we use on a daily basis. Government and mainstream media telling us that nobody saw the collapse coming, or we couldn't have prevented it is the funniest part of this 'movie'. The guy says, 'Anyone who tells you that nobody knew the collapse was coming, or says that this could not have been prevented is FUCKING LYING". Classic stuff here....

[brandonx76]

Anyone reading into the thousands of dead birds falling from the sky in January : http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/ ... l-ark-sky/

and

Last week, Millions of fish that showed up in a southern California, Redondo Beach port? http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=14236898

Apparently this has been happening around the world recently - is any of this normal?

[G.I.Jim]

Anyone reading into the thousands of dead birds falling from the sky in January : http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/ ... l-ark-sky/

and

Last week, Millions of fish that showed up in a southern California, Redondo Beach port? http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=14236898

Apparently this has been happening around the world recently - is any of this normal?

It actually is fairly common Brandon. It just happened on a slow news week, and they blew it out of proportion. Same thing happened a couple of years ago when all you heard about were shark attacks. You'd think the world was over by the way they reported it, and come to find out, it was one of the slowest years for shark attacks in recent years. The media have a way of turning shit like this into something HUGE to get ratings.

[Rip Rokken]

Is The World As We Know It Really Ending?


the reason i ask this is there is chaos everywhere or so it seems.it says in the bible in the end days there will be lots of natural disasters and chaos and that seems to be happening all over the planet in different ways.

we have the recent situation in Austrailia and now the earthquake in Japan.we have all the economic chaos going on in numerous parts of the world.you have leaders all over the world being overthrown or asked to leave.


just seems like everyone and everything is in a state of chaos.

I think it is, for sure. I'm not really prepared for it by any stretch, but nothing will surprise me when it happens. I highly recommend watching this film -- ran across it a month or so ago and it's fascinating, and very educational. Check the trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAyHIOg5aHk

Whether people agree with his views or not (including "peak oil" theory), it's very interesting stuff and gives a lot of pause for thought.

Just finishing up watching this 'movie'. Interesting to say the least. I'd bet my life that this guy is 100% on point. Depeting the earth of it's natural resources, coupled with the fact that 'oil' is the basis for 95% of the things we use on a daily basis. Government and mainstream media telling us that nobody saw the collapse coming, or we couldn't have prevented it is the funniest part of this 'movie'. The guy says, 'Anyone who tells you that nobody knew the collapse was coming, or says that this could not have been prevented is FUCKING LYING". Classic stuff here....

I loved it. "Peak oil" makes perfect sense to me, but I did look around and there are people discounting it as a myth. I don't know... some say that oil isn't a "fossil fuel" at all, but is made from compressed minerals or something like that, and replenishes itself. I'd like to believe that is true, but it's much easier for me to believe that mankind is a parasitic pestilence that is sucking all the life out of our planet for short term gain. Obviously our economy is based on an infinite growth paradigm, which increases demand constantly and demand drives prices up.

When gas prices first topped $3 a few years back, everyone griped and howled, started trading in their Hummers for Priuses, but then settled back into complacency once the prices dropped. I predicted then that it would only get worse, except that now people would be desensitized somewhat to the higher prices. Right now it's outrageous again, and sure enough I see an article just the other day about how people are howling again -- wanting to know what Obama is going to do about it. That's a big part of the problem right there... people expecting government to come in and save the day.

Yeah, it's only going to get worse...

[Arkansas]

It's not about tolerance. It's about respect.

Who the F cares whether or not we religiously believe like each other, agree with each other, or even understand each other faith-wise. It's about not pushing your spirituality, fears, and/or glory on someone else.

How someone believes in their afterlife & what it takes to get there should never matter that much for anyone to piss all over it. Who gives an f'ing s#it how you & I believe. Having to speak out so rudely against someone else is total disrespect for humanity, and probably shows some personal insecurity.

Speak only for yourself, leave others alone. Period.

(Yeah, yeah, Et tu, Brute?)


later~

[slucero]

The world will be around a lot longer than this current civilization... we are but a "blip in time"...

[Marabelle]

I was wondering about those fish as well if they were in some way an indicator of changes in our weather. We had all those birds falling from the skies and now all the fish dying in the ocean. You'd think it meant something wicked this way comes.

[Rick]

Is The World As We Know It Really Ending?


the reason i ask this is there is chaos everywhere or so it seems.it says in the bible in the end days there will be lots of natural disasters and chaos and that seems to be happening all over the planet in different ways.

we have the recent situation in Austrailia and now the earthquake in Japan.we have all the economic chaos going on in numerous parts of the world.you have leaders all over the world being overthrown or asked to leave.


just seems like everyone and everything is in a state of chaos.

The bible also says the time no man knoweth. In other words as long as someone predicts it, chances are they are out in left field. LOL~ Besides, even if it were, I am not worried. I have a golden ticket, and for Parfait and all the atheists out there, I have peace of mind not to go nuts if nothing exists after it is all over. So still no worries.

Except if they take my pencils away and won't let me draw till the end. Then it will be the apocalypse for sure!!!

You have a golden ticket, huh? I don't care about no ticket, but I feel sorry for the billions of people around the world, living in shit poor conditions while sitting in some factory making your clothes and food while getting abused, raped and murdered, who'll never have the luck and honor to find the kind and loving God.

How do you see to type over your foreskin?

That's one of the funniest things I've ever read on this board.

[Rick]

The world doesn't end until I fucking say it does!

[steveo777]

The world doesn't end until I fucking say it does!

Ok God......now would you please go clean up that fucking mess over in Japan?

[Rick]

The world doesn't end until I fucking say it does!

Ok God......now would you please go clean up that fucking mess over in Japan?

I've got people working on it.

[verslibre]

I think it is, for sure. I'm not really prepared for it by any stretch, but nothing will surprise me when it happens. I highly recommend watching this film -- ran across it a month or so ago and it's fascinating, and very educational. Check the trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAyHIOg5aHk

Whether people agree with his views or not (including "peak oil" theory), it's very interesting stuff and gives a lot of pause for thought.

"If you're in a camp, and a bear attacks, you don't have to be faster than the bear — you only have to be faster than the slowest camper!"

I like that.

[No Surprize]

Is The World As We Know It Really Ending?


the reason i ask this is there is chaos everywhere or so it seems.it says in the bible in the end days there will be lots of natural disasters and chaos and that seems to be happening all over the planet in different ways.

we have the recent situation in Austrailia and now the earthquake in Japan.we have all the economic chaos going on in numerous parts of the world.you have leaders all over the world being overthrown or asked to leave.


just seems like everyone and everything is in a state of chaos.

I think it is, for sure. I'm not really prepared for it by any stretch, but nothing will surprise me when it happens. I highly recommend watching this film -- ran across it a month or so ago and it's fascinating, and very educational. Check the trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAyHIOg5aHk

Whether people agree with his views or not (including "peak oil" theory), it's very interesting stuff and gives a lot of pause for thought.

Watched COLLAPSED some time ago and this dude is dead on. Almost everything we use runs off oil. I'm short on time, but I'll post more of what I do know

as fact. I have a relative who works in the pentagon. Cannot divulge 2 much info on here, but will pick & choose what I will and can say. And sometimes

comedy, isn't pretty!

[Rhiannon]

I think it is, for sure. I'm not really prepared for it by any stretch, but nothing will surprise me when it happens. I highly recommend watching this film -- ran across it a month or so ago and it's fascinating, and very educational. Check the trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAyHIOg5aHk

Whether people agree with his views or not (including "peak oil" theory), it's very interesting stuff and gives a lot of pause for thought.

Watched COLLAPSED some time ago and this dude is dead on. Almost everything we use runs off oil. I'm short on time, but I'll post more of what I do know

as fact. I have a relative who works in the pentagon. Cannot divulge 2 much info on here, but will pick & choose what I will and can say. And sometimes

comedy, isn't pretty!

For something that's a bit more rounded, I recommend National Geographic's documentary, also titled "Collapse". I don't know if there's any relation to the two films not having seen anything more than trailers and comments for the other. But NatGeo's documentary is based on a book. And it's very well done. Covers way more that just oil. Since that is just one problem that could cause our decline. The oil is a major issue, sure, but let's shelve the alarmist propaganda for a moment and consider food, water, overpopulation, naturally occurring cycles of climate and our impact on that via pollutants ...and so forth... all equally deserving of thought/action.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/e ... 6/Overview

[Rip Rokken]

Looked up your "Collapse" film Rhi, and both the TV special and the book sound very good. I'll be checking it out for sure, so thanks! The film I mentioned is definitely more than just oil - covers many things, including the house of cards our financial and lending system is built on. The website is popular also, and covers all these things in current events (including Japan right now). I've barely looked at it, but it's here:

www.collapsenet.com

[Rhiannon]

Looked up your "Collapse" film Rhi, and both the TV special and the book sound very good. I'll be checking it out for sure, so thanks! The film I mentioned is definitely more than just oil - covers many things, including the house of cards our financial and lending system is built on. The website is popular also, and covers all these things in current events (including Japan right now). I've barely looked at it, but it's here:

www.collapsenet.com

I'll check it out, Rip. Sounds worth a watch. Thanks!

[artist4perry]

Is The World As We Know It Really Ending?


the reason i ask this is there is chaos everywhere or so it seems.it says in the bible in the end days there will be lots of natural disasters and chaos and that seems to be happening all over the planet in different ways.

we have the recent situation in Austrailia and now the earthquake in Japan.we have all the economic chaos going on in numerous parts of the world.you have leaders all over the world being overthrown or asked to leave.


just seems like everyone and everything is in a state of chaos.

The bible also says the time no man knoweth. In other words as long as someone predicts it, chances are they are out in left field. LOL~ Besides, even if it were, I am not worried. I have a golden ticket, and for Parfait and all the atheists out there, I have peace of mind not to go nuts if nothing exists after it is all over. So still no worries.

Except if they take my pencils away and won't let me draw till the end. Then it will be the apocalypse for sure!!!

You have a golden ticket, huh? I don't care about no ticket, but I feel sorry for the billions of people around the world, living in shit poor conditions while sitting in some factory making your clothes and food while getting abused, raped and murdered, who'll never have the luck and honor to find the kind and loving God.

How do you see to type over your foreskin?

That's one of the funniest things I've ever read on this board.

Glad to see someone noticed........I came up with that one! LOL!

[JH'sTXfan]

How do you see to type over your foreskin?

That's one of the funniest things I've ever read on this board.

Glad to see someone noticed........I came up with that one! LOL!

Good one

[RedWingFan]

Besides, listening to and believing some dumbass who talked a big game only to be nailed to a fucking cross seems pretty fucking silly to me.

I think everyone on this board knows that the only ones who could defeat the Roman Empire single handed is you and your Messiah Charlie Sheen.

Why, then, don't we celebrate deaths? According to you, we should throw a party of celebration when we lose someone.

We're supposed to rejoice for them. Our own selfishness and jealousy are why we usually can't.

If God wanted us to believe otherwise, I'm quite sure he/she could find a way of letting us know.

He did let us know...2000 years ago. You need "Sheen's Korner" or whatever the hell it's called to solidify your faith in debauchery. God doesn't work like that.

Any God would respect that over wasting your time on your knees praying on Sundays, in front of a guy that molests children when you're not looking, like a dope. Praying and going to church is selfish, in that it doesn't help, make practical sense or make the world any better. But I'm glad it gives you a false sense of security. Donate some money, too. Father Richard needs a couple of bucks, to remain unemployed, and not have to get a job so he can spend time on his Facebook account where he can continue to troll for little kids to blow. That precedent was already set when with all the times he led the congregation to its knees. Congrats!

Oh yeah, that's right. You are or were Catholic. That goes a long way to explain why you act like a child throwing a tantrum when anyone makes the subtlest comment about their faith.

[Andrew]

Just finishing up watching this 'movie'. Interesting to say the least. I'd bet my life that this guy is 100% on point. Depeting the earth of it's natural resources, coupled with the fact that 'oil' is the basis for 95% of the things we use on a daily basis. Government and mainstream media telling us that nobody saw the collapse coming, or we couldn't have prevented it is the funniest part of this 'movie'. The guy says, 'Anyone who tells you that nobody knew the collapse was coming, or says that this could not have been prevented is FUCKING LYING". Classic stuff here....

Saw it myself recently. Extremely thought provoking.

[verslibre]

Besides, listening to and believing some dumbass who talked a big game only to be nailed to a fucking cross seems pretty fucking silly to me.

Your colorful language notwithstanding, it's safe to say you've missed the whole point.

[slucero]

Is The World As We Know It Really Ending?


the reason i ask this is there is chaos everywhere or so it seems.it says in the bible in the end days there will be lots of natural disasters and chaos and that seems to be happening all over the planet in different ways.

we have the recent situation in Austrailia and now the earthquake in Japan.we have all the economic chaos going on in numerous parts of the world.you have leaders all over the world being overthrown or asked to leave.


just seems like everyone and everything is in a state of chaos.

I think it is, for sure. I'm not really prepared for it by any stretch, but nothing will surprise me when it happens. I highly recommend watching this film -- ran across it a month or so ago and it's fascinating, and very educational. Check the trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAyHIOg5aHk

Whether people agree with his views or not (including "peak oil" theory), it's very interesting stuff and gives a lot of pause for thought.

Just finishing up watching this 'movie'. Interesting to say the least. I'd bet my life that this guy is 100% on point. Depeting the earth of it's natural resources, coupled with the fact that 'oil' is the basis for 95% of the things we use on a daily basis. Government and mainstream media telling us that nobody saw the collapse coming, or we couldn't have prevented it is the funniest part of this 'movie'. The guy says, 'Anyone who tells you that nobody knew the collapse was coming, or says that this could not have been prevented is FUCKING LYING". Classic stuff here....

I loved it. "Peak oil" makes perfect sense to me, but I did look around and there are people discounting it as a myth. I don't know... some say that oil isn't a "fossil fuel" at all, but is made from compressed minerals or something like that, and replenishes itself. I'd like to believe that is true, but it's much easier for me to believe that mankind is a parasitic pestilence that is sucking all the life out of our planet for short term gain. Obviously our economy is based on an infinite growth paradigm, which increases demand constantly and demand drives prices up.

When gas prices first topped $3 a few years back, everyone griped and howled, started trading in their Hummers for Priuses, but then settled back into complacency once the prices dropped. I predicted then that it would only get worse, except that now people would be desensitized somewhat to the higher prices. Right now it's outrageous again, and sure enough I see an article just the other day about how people are howling again -- wanting to know what Obama is going to do about it. That's a big part of the problem right there... people expecting government to come in and save the day.

Yeah, it's only going to get worse...

Heya Rip.. one correction... the real cause of price inflation is dollar debasement by the Fed... as the money supply is increased, more dollars are chasing the same amount of goods... which chases the price up. The best way to understand is to go here: http://www.westegg.com/inflation/



Enter the amount of money: $1.00

Enter the initial year (1800-2009): 2009

Enter the final year (1800-2009): 1913



Meaning - What cost $1.00 in 2009 would cost $0.05 in 1913.


That's a 95% reduction in the value of the dollar.... not because the $0.05 is worth more... its because the same dollar is worth less.


oh.. and 1913 is the year of the Federal Reserve Act... the year the Federal Reserve ( and the IRS) were born...



Probably the best book on the Fed and its creation is this: http://www.amazon.com/Creature-Jekyll-I ... 0912986212

[Rip Rokken]

Heya Rip.. one correction... the real cause of price inflation is dollar debasement by the Fed... as the money supply is increased, more dollars are chasing the same amount of goods... which chases the price up. The best way to understand is to go here: http://www.westegg.com/inflation/



Enter the amount of money: $1.00

Enter the initial year (1800-2009): 2009

Enter the final year (1800-2009): 1913



Meaning - What cost $1.00 in 2009 would cost $0.05 in 1913.


That's a 95% reduction in the value of the dollar.... not because the $0.05 is worth more... its because the same dollar is worth less.


oh.. and 1913 is the year of the Federal Reserve Act... the year the Federal Reserve ( and the IRS) were born...



Probably the best book on the Fed and its creation is this: http://www.amazon.com/Creature-Jekyll-I ... 0912986212

Hey, Slucero -

Great info, and you are right on. "Collapse" discusses that as well, how the government lowers the value of our dollar every time they print more money to cover their excessive spending. I do believe that supply and demand also affect prices, and that's understandable. If I'm selling a 5-star Journey ticket, and have 50 people bidding for it, I'm likely to get a much higher price. Except here, LOL... I'd probably have 2 people bidding for it and 48 people bitching about it.



BTW, I noticed Best Buy has Rhi's National Geographic "Collapse" on Blu-Ray for only $14.99, and mine (in standard def) is only $9.99. Going to get both today.

[slucero]

Supply and demand do affect prices.... that is normal... and demand based price rise is actually a positive by-product of a healthy economy.

Economists generally agree that "inflation" by definition is caused by an excessive growth of the money supply... and as a result, the excess dollars chase up prices... but in a way that is not healthy for an economy.

Tickets would not be a good example because that is a very constrained commodity.... there are always more buyers than tickets.... use a loaf of bread... and think of the above example I gave...


Enter the amount of money: $2.29

Enter the initial year (1800-2009): 1913

Enter the final year (1800-2009): 2009


What cost $2.29 in 2009 would cost $0.11 in 1913.


Why would a loaf of bread that cost $.11 cents in 1913 cost $2.29 now? A loaf of bread is a loaf of bread... a dollar is a dollar.....

There is ample supply of bread... The answer is that while one may perceive (due to the higher price) that the "value" of the bread has changed, it is actually the "real" value of the dollar(currency)... which has decreased, and is exemplified by one needing "more" of the same dollar (remember a dollar is just a dollar) to buy that same loaf of bread...



Check out Inside Job: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1645089/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2DRm5ES-uA

[S2M]

Once again time to refer you to Lindsey Williams - The Energy NON-Crisis

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3340274697167011147#

1hr 15 mins in length, but worth every minute.....

and The American Dream

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPWH5TlbloU

This one's 30 mins long....and once again, worth every second....

Let's get educated.....

[Rhiannon]

BTW, I noticed Best Buy has Rhi's National Geographic "Collapse" on Blu-Ray for only $14.99, and mine (in standard def) is only $9.99. Going to get both today.

It's also on Netflix instant download.