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Is the Notion of an "End Times" Dangerous?
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angellous_evangellous
Guest
Well it helps sell comic books.
Nanda
Polyanna
Speaking of comic books, I remember while reading Craig Thompson's autobiographical graphic novel, "Blankets," he shows a conversation he had with his father about the end times. They were incinerating garbage in a barrel behind their house, and Craig wondered if it wouldn't be better to recycle, rather than put more toxins into the atmosphere. His father waved off Craig's concern, stating that Jesus would return before global warming became too big a problem, so why bother?
darkpenguin
Charismatic Enigma
I think it could be dangerous to the wrong people, it could induce panic and looting. Thats why i figure if the world really was going to end via asteroid etc the powers that be wouldn't let us know about it as it would be far to dangerous.
MaddLlama
Obstructor of justice
Didn't you hear? The Vogon's are on their way. Better get your towel.
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
I think when people decide to hurry up the "end times" it is dangerous.
My religion doesn't have an "end times" concept.
With everyone waiting for impending paradise on Earth, many people don't worry about Right Now, and the future for thier grandchildren, and thier grandchildrens, grandchildren.
wa:do
My religion doesn't have an "end times" concept.
With everyone waiting for impending paradise on Earth, many people don't worry about Right Now, and the future for thier grandchildren, and thier grandchildrens, grandchildren.
wa:do
darkpenguin
Charismatic Enigma
I get where you're coming from, it worries me that there are so many people trying to hurry up the end, why they can't just sit back and actually enjoy this beautifull planet is beyond me. Whats even scarier is the fact the some of the presidents closest advisors are these same people who seem to be on a mission to rush the world into oblivion... Scary stuff.
cardero
Citizen Mod
Depending on one's religious version (and there are some that are quite spectacular) it inevitably displays a sense of surrender. An unreliable concept in favor of grapsing and shaping the future by our own hands. It is the rejection of our own power and will as humans and the complete submission to the unknown.
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Nanda
Polyanna
Guitar's Cry
Disciple of Pan
I think when people keep predicting the end times over and over again even though it apparently never happens is dangerous. It's the "crying wolf" analogy. Do it so much, when it really comes, no one will believe you.
That said, how can anyone know?
That said, how can anyone know?
MamaTweedy
New Member
I don't believe in an end times....why? Because it is nothing but a scare tactic and a means of religious control
psychoslice
Veteran Member
It seems that so many want an end time to arise, of course there will be an end time for our planet, but why wast your life wanting it or worrying about it. In fact, its the end time for someone every day and night, when we die, that's it, the end time. No, enjoy your life and stop worrying about stupid things like the end times, this is my own thoughts. I have to say that so I don't get in trouble for preaching lol..
Why, most certainly. It has time and again encouraged reckless, irresponsible and even all-out destructive behavior, from parents that neglect their children's basic education all the way up to collective, destructive hysteria.
Actually both. It is only logical to accept that our survival is limited with respect to time (both collectively and individually) and that we ought to plan in accord to our most accurate perception of how it is likely to happen exactly. But that is rarely done. Most End Times beliefs are simple mixes of neglect and panic, apparently motivated by the release present in Not Feeling Responsible Anymore.
Plato
Member
In my opinion it's very dangerous for 2 reasons.....
1.) People not sophisticated about religion may and do become obsessed with this wrong notion and act out on it in crazy destructive ways (dropping out of society, giving up, becoming gun nuts/ survivalists, forming cults, and giving in to their most bad and violent tendencies).
2.) The whole end times nonsense (in my opinion) has proved to be especially in the US for 150 years fertile ground for con men, carnival barkers, fraudulent and or crazy pastors, a big money making enterprise conning the foolish by TV evangelists, false book writers, cult leaders. Every time the economy gets bad or society changes they pull out this 'con' the end of the world is here (lol).
The end times nonsense all comes from the least book in the Bible (Revelations). In my religion while not exactly 'myth' it sometimes is and is allegorical and metaphor writing never to be taken literally and of about zero importance to anyone since the fall of ancient Rome. We believe the few factual things it does predict already happened in the ancient world before it was written and with the fall of Rome, that it is not about the future, or our future and that there are no 'end times'.
1.) People not sophisticated about religion may and do become obsessed with this wrong notion and act out on it in crazy destructive ways (dropping out of society, giving up, becoming gun nuts/ survivalists, forming cults, and giving in to their most bad and violent tendencies).
2.) The whole end times nonsense (in my opinion) has proved to be especially in the US for 150 years fertile ground for con men, carnival barkers, fraudulent and or crazy pastors, a big money making enterprise conning the foolish by TV evangelists, false book writers, cult leaders. Every time the economy gets bad or society changes they pull out this 'con' the end of the world is here (lol).
The end times nonsense all comes from the least book in the Bible (Revelations). In my religion while not exactly 'myth' it sometimes is and is allegorical and metaphor writing never to be taken literally and of about zero importance to anyone since the fall of ancient Rome. We believe the few factual things it does predict already happened in the ancient world before it was written and with the fall of Rome, that it is not about the future, or our future and that there are no 'end times'.
NulliuSINverba
Active Member
I'm tempted to say that the notion is dangerous. But how can we be living through the End Times when (according to the scripture cited below) the End Times have already passed?
Jesus said:
This prophecy was allegedly uttered over 2,000 years ago, right?
If the prophecy was accurate, then "all of these things" necessarily must have happened before "this generation" passed away, correct? Is there anyone in their right mind willing to argue that the "this generation" that Jesus was referring to didn't pass away a very, very long time ago?
I suppose that we might also be obliged to (grudgingly) concede that we cannot rule out the possibility that the whole thing was a false prophecy.